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This sweet video was made by three of the guys deployed with me here in Iraq for their wives for Mother's Day.  I may be a tad biased, but I think that Chaplain Blatter, Chief Howlett, and SGT Liechty make quite the talented trio...

No More Questions!!

No More Questions! from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

I'm a huge NPR fan, and I love their StoryCorps series.  I download the podcasts on my iPod and listen when I go for a run.  So it was fun to see this new animated shorts series that they created for some favorite StoryCorps interviews.

I remember listening to this story in particular during one of my runs through Daybreak and laughing out loud...I loved the grandmother's feistiness, and I teared up at the end when her son said that he still sometimes talks to her now.

I'd love to do an interview with some of my loved ones...

Welcome home, Capt Fisher!

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An interview one of my college girlfriends, Karen, did with the Today Show regarding her homecoming from Afghanistan and how happy her dog, Molly, was to see her.  So touching and heartwarming...our four-legged friends are such a blessing...

Some photos that make me happy...and a video that brought tears to my eyes

via Mary Ruffle

by Olivia Bell

one of my three sweet, sweet nephews

photo by Craig Carpenter

via Simply Bloom Photography

another courtesy of  Mary

via 16 House

this happy boy is another of my gorgeous nephews

by Ella May

this photo via dream and wake makes me miss my Lulu

my favorite photo of my brothers and me

And finally...this video had me smiling through tears...

~ I hope that everyone has a lovely Tuesday ~

Cue the waterworks...

I saw this story online today and had to share...I know I'm a crier anyway, but this definitely had me tearing up...

Video Courtesy of KSL.com