What vast beauty.... 

Yep, almost to the end of the journey... More play though in the Valley first before we call it a day..... This picture is looking to the East and the White Mountains, the next place scheduled for ATV adventure.... 

There is nothing more exhilirating than going into the wilderness and exploring God's creation. It was a day of fun, too much sun and joy and everyone was tired in a good way. Cody had a blast and was able to enjoy himself completely again and not worry about what or who was on the road side waiting to explode. I Praise God for the day out with even only a small portion of our big family.... 

Yep, it was most assuredly, better than a day at Disneyland... WHOA, PRAISE GOD AND THANK YOU JESUS! 

On patrol again in Baghdad...... This is a nice roadside hazard cause they don't explode and kill you.... 

Now, I think he is asking the same question we are, "what the heck is going on here?" 

On patrol near Baghdad.... 

In the night somewhere in Baghdad... Yep, this is through my son's "night vision" goggles.... What a picture.... 

Kinda reminds me of Los Angeles on a slow weekend.... Just kidding..... 

I wonder if I could drive this truck? Look out shopping mall here I come! 

A sad look on the face of this Soldier, I wish they did not have to see the things they have seen, nor witness the atroscities of terrorism that men wage on innocent victims. God Bless our Troops.....please in the Awesome Name of Jesus..... 

I am proud and honored that our young men and women of the United States are in Iraq to secure freedom for those who were so long oppressed and murdered by their leadership. Please support our troops in prayer and in every way you can. Let them know that we are behind them until they all return home. God Bless our Troops and those of the UK, Australia and all the other's that are continuing to fight terrorism. 

Now thats a bullet! This is really not something a mom wants to see her son holding, but then again, what a great comfort to know he isn't using a pea shooter or a sling shot.... 

Peekaboo..... 

A camera is a wonderful thing to have and even though things are bad around you, there is some fun that can come through, in the simplest of ways, a color book page to send home.....  

While on patrol outside Baghdad, this is just one of the many roadside hazards. Why kill so many of their own? What is the sense of killing innocent people, I guess, only the horrid terrorists know what logic they find in this. Their reward is not in heaven, their reward is eternal and fixed as God does not honor those who kill for the pleasure of killing to make a point! What do these "animals" gain from killing their own, I think this will be the greatest question, historians looking back to this time, will be asking. 

It is good to see a smiling face and know there are still things these young brave men can smile about. God Bless Our Soldiers, in the MOST POWERFUL NAME IN ALL THE EARTH AND HEAVEN,,, THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST! 

"Bad Boy, Bad Boy, what yah gonna do, what ya gonna do when he comes for you?" Yep that our Chief of Police in a Missouri town and he is on the look out for the MOST WANTED! 

Yes, this is a Chief of Police in Missouri, is he sober? YOU BETCHA! Is he a good Cop? YOU BETCHA! His he related to Goofy? YOU BETCHA! Yep thats our boy Clint..... sort of.... 

Remember, Don't be afraid if you should see this man, he is one of Missouri's finest..... Chief of Police Clint.... My son-in-law.... Ain't he cute..... 

And this is something we should be remembering when we think of our loved ones in Iraq. 

From my son, a picture that touches my heart. Isn't it amazing that in a desert that is vast and dry, there still blooms a flower? What God has created is too awesome for words, because no matter what, He is present and He is with those who seek Him and follow Him. What a mighty God we serve and I am thankful He is watching over our son and so many other parents son's and daughter's as they face the enemy called terrorist's. 

The Bradley Trax, now I am not supposed to call it a Tank because the Bradley is not a tank, but it looks like a Tank to me! I am glad our boy is in one of those and not in a little Toyota truck.... No slam on Toyota, just like the fact that he is surround by heavy armor..... 

Now thats a gun! What a funny guy in the back ground.... I am proud of our young man...and all the young men and women serving in a war zone and in peace zones as well. Praise God for their willingness and courage to defend freedom and for liberating those who are oppressed.  

What a handsome soldier, somewhere in Iraq..... Yep, that is our man Cody.