Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

"Strength is in quietness. The lake must be calm if the heavens are to be reflected on its surface...Oh, for the lost art of meditation! Oh, for the culture of the secret place! Oh, for the tonic of waiting upon God!"

As I thumb through a book I am looking to purchase I came across this. The first devotion in a book dedicated to military wives whose husbands are deployed. The first day titled "The Gift of Solitude". :) In all things give thanks, right? I think I will be picking this one up...

Thought I would share, because the above can relate to anyone these days in the busy-ness of life, sometimes it is forgotten to be still and know that He is God.

Fishing With Moses

Today marks the 1 year point of my dad's passing. Here is my blog entry from 1 year ago today:

Friday, June 26, 2009
Fishing in Heaven
My daddy passed away last night around 1:15am. He was very peaceful and comfortable. Doug, mom and myself were there. We rubbed his head one last time, held his hand, and cried on his shoulder. Trudy, Bobby, Timmy, Lindsey, Baby Ansleigh, and Ryan all joined us to see Dad and to have prayer and comfort each other. Dad is now in a much better place and his suffering is over. He is probably fishing with Moses as I type. :)


You can visit my daddy blog and re-enjoy the slideshow at:
http://frankgavin.blogspot.com/

Recent pics and more!

So I bought my wedding ring today!! It's a simple white gold band. I can't help it. I'm a traditional kind of gal. I even tried on several diamond bands and wraps and bla-diddy bla bla, but nothing looked as good as the simple to me. So that's what I did. Robbie is looking at black and gray Tungsten rings. They are very pretty and I saw some in person today. I can't wait to order his!

Progress!!

Ok So I am legally not married anymore!!!! We've got one down and one almost finished. Robbie and I both have our marriage papers and are sitting on go to fill them out once old strings are tied. Mine will be filled out tomorrow! And then we will both send them to Montana with our D papers and they will legally marry us!!! From 10 million miles apart! Crazy I know. AND it's only June! We may be married by super early July. Which would be great! That's what's going on with that situation.

I am doing well, picking up some freelance here and there. Shopping for Baby Robbie. Feeling him doing somersaults in my tummy all day long now!! :) I love it. Spending much needed time with family and friends. I am going to miss everyone so much it hurts to think about it. I gotta stop now or I will bust out crying. My mother does this to me. Anyhow, I hope everyone knows that while I am confident in the path my life has taken and am very excited to live in Europe with my best friend and new hubby and new Baby Robbie, and so ready for my baby boy to be here, I do leave a piece of my heart in Florida. There is nothing that can replace the physical company of another. And I will think of all of you everyday... in between diaper changes... wishing one of you were there to change a diaper.. haha J/K... But seriously I have been blessed with amazing people in my life. Amazing family and friends and it is definitely going to be the easiest and the most difficult thing to get on that plane. I find much relief in the fact that my mother will be visiting in October for the birth of our first son. And we are wholeheartedly serious when we invite anyone to come for a visit. We will need it! :)

On the complete opposite side of things, I cannot wait to be in Germany. I miss my Daddy Robbie so much IT hurts. We are communicating solely through email now, which has been fine. But we cannot wait to be back together as a family planning for our puppy as Robbie calls him. :) I am excited to finally be in OUR first home as husband and wife and to be setting up our nursery. We also are going to be meeting with the chaplain for marriage counseling and a proper mini ceremony. Plus I just can't wait to be with my Robbie again.

Ok I'm done crying now..

Robbie is going great. He is constantly impressing the big wigs and getting talks of promising positions etc. I believe he is enjoying the work he is doing, but again misses me when he comes "home" at night. He has met some friends though and has taken up watching soccer with them. He is quickly becoming an avid soccer fan. haha. Which is good, because it takes up the spare time. If I didn't mention it, Robbie did get his German license!! Which is great. Now we can drive to the hospital to have Baby Robbie!! haha

Well I think that's all for now, my next baby doctor appt. is next Wed. I will let you all know how it goes!

Until next time,
All my love!
Jennie

ADDRESS

Hey ya'll,
Here is Robbie's address if anyone is interested. He has said that care packages are better sent when he is deployed, BUT I KNOW that he is super bored and if anything maybe a letter or a card would be nice to get.

SSG Robert L. Simison
CMR 432 BOX 193
APO AE 09081-0002

Love ya'll
Jennie

Pregnancy and jobs

Pregnancy!!! As Robbie would say! haha. :) Yep so I'm starting to grow a baby in there! He's moving all around and it feels amazing. So cool to actually feel my baby moving inside of me, like Hey mom... I'm in here.. haha.. Anyways, Everything is good here on my end. And not much has changed with Robbie OH except he passed his German driving test!!!! So he is officially a German Driver!! yay! :) He is really busy with work and enjoying it so far. He is not enjoying the loneliness though.. :( We are both ready to be together putting our home together and our nursery! :) I am getting excited about the upcoming baby shower! I have friends coming in from all over for it and I can't wait to see everyone!! It is going to be a wonderful day.

On another note, I am still looking for the right job. Have been applying places, and also signed up at a temp agency. Haven't gotten any serious leads yet, but I have hope!!! Please pray that something comes along soon! There is a really cool one I applied for at the Motorcycle Riders Association for Web Design/Data Entry. That would be a cool position!! :) hehe. And it's in Lakeland so not too far. I hope I get a call back on that! Anyways, that's all the news I got.. Love ya'll!!
Jennie

I SOLD MY CAR!!!

So, I sold my car!!! It's gone. Paid in full. My cousin bought it! And she is coming from NC to pick it up in 2 weekends. YAY!!!

I love my car. It's great. I might get the same one when I come home... we'll see. :)
Anyways, not much is new. Robbie is doing great. His people and bosses love him and may be offering him a higher ranking position because they love the job he is doing now. Another soldier is supposed to join him and take over the job he is subbing for now, but we'll see what happens!
My D Day is 2 weeks and 3 days away. As soon as we both get our paperwork, we will be looking into getting married!!! Which we will be doing through a Montana Proxy Marriage service. Neither of us have to be their and basically lawyers stand in for both of us. Only state that offers it. Once I arrive in Germany, we are probably going to be doing marriage counseling with the chaplain on post and having a mini-wedding ceremony with just the 4 of us, Me, Daddy Robbie, Chaplain, and Baby Robbie!!!! :) Hey he is everywhere I go.
The baby is rolling all around! I feel him everyday now. And it's very exciting to know he's really in there.... haha. BTW, an official shower date has been set as July 10th. And invites will be going out soon I hear.
Also Robbie's MD house was rented!! Renters move in July 12. So good things are happening!!!

Love you guys! Be back soon!
Jennie