Special Request
I have a nephew that just got shipped off to Iraq a few weeks ago. They only gave him about 72 hours notice and he was off. Last year he went to Iraq and volunteered to go during the holidays so the guys that had families could stay home. He is really THAT kind of guy. Anyway, he just got married in September and he married not only a beautiful wife but two knock-out chil
dren. They are such sweet, happy children and for the first time in their lives they have had a dependable male figure in their lives. When they found out he was leaving the older one(and a boy) took it really hard. He asked if he was going to come back and it just broke every ones heart to think that he even had to ask. Mark is such a great Daddy and they absolutely love him. I was so proud to see him step into such a big role and embrace fatherhood the way he has. I don't know who is more fortunate...the kids or Mark! I think they all are. Anyway...here is where the special request comes in. They told him that he would be home for Christmas and now they are not sure. The earliest he could possibly leave is Dec. 20th. They told Gavin and Sarah that he would be home in time for Christmas and it is going to devastate him(and them) of he misses his first Christmas with them. I also understand that he is in a volatile area too so please keep my nephew and his sweet family in your prayers. Pray for God's will to be that he comes home safely first and foremost but that he also is able to spend the most blessed of days with his new wife and family. Thanks friends....
dren. They are such sweet, happy children and for the first time in their lives they have had a dependable male figure in their lives. When they found out he was leaving the older one(and a boy) took it really hard. He asked if he was going to come back and it just broke every ones heart to think that he even had to ask. Mark is such a great Daddy and they absolutely love him. I was so proud to see him step into such a big role and embrace fatherhood the way he has. I don't know who is more fortunate...the kids or Mark! I think they all are. Anyway...here is where the special request comes in. They told him that he would be home for Christmas and now they are not sure. The earliest he could possibly leave is Dec. 20th. They told Gavin and Sarah that he would be home in time for Christmas and it is going to devastate him(and them) of he misses his first Christmas with them. I also understand that he is in a volatile area too so please keep my nephew and his sweet family in your prayers. Pray for God's will to be that he comes home safely first and foremost but that he also is able to spend the most blessed of days with his new wife and family. Thanks friends....
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