Last year, my hubby was just home from Iraq. I was looking this morning for a photograph I took last spring and ran across some entries that I thought I’d share on the anniversary of his Homecoming:

A Must Read : My thoughts on his impending arrival, and thanks to a bunch of people I pink puffy heart (and still do)!

Boots on the Ground

Riley’s Portrait : Part of a vacation donation special I ran to fund our Disney trip, Riley’s portrait was still wet when Mark arrived home.

Thor & Oz were still wet, too. Man I love that piece. Birds are really difficult to paint, I pulled that one out in a rush – and it rocks.

This is the last monochromatic I did, right before we left on our first ever family vacation, a purple monochromatic portrait of an artist friend of mine, Tigerpixie. I need to do more of these, they’re a lot of fun!

A Thank you from my Hubby to everyone.

Last, but not least, what I was looking for. Snow on March 23rd, and I caught it with my (then) new camera. The snow has fallen once again this year, after Spring has been “called”. I am not fond of snow. Not one little bit.

I’m all done reminiscing now, a year has passed since he returned and we’re all good. He’s still serving in the Army National Guard and we’re still doing what we do, only now we’re planning our second vacation! I’m thankful he made it home safe & sound, and I’m grateful he’s not the only man – and we’re not the only family – willing to step up to the plate when we’re needed and sacrifice whatever we need to sacrifice to help people in a much less fortunate situation. I’m also grateful for the people of Iraq who appreciate our mission. These are much louder voices – and very real faces – to our men & women who tough it out over there in conditions we would never tolerate even for the poorest of the poor here in the States. My thoughts & prayers continue to go to all of them.

Happy Homecoming Anniversary to my hubby & his unit!