Chris's birthday and other thoughts

I recently have read the book The Kite Runner followed by A thousand Spendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini . These two books especially A Thousand Spendid Suns have really changed my perspective on my own life. I have been amazed at how cruel the Taliban really is. I often listen to NPR while I am fixing dinner and tonight it was a report about how they are gaining power in Pakistan. My heart hurt hearing about it. Now that I have read these books it was easier for me to imagine the constant fear people are currently living with. The other thing that I have been pondering on was how blessed I am to be a women born in America in the church. When I think of all the people that are born in the world it is astounding really how blessed I am. Which leads me to Chris. I always appreciate that I have a really good man but recently I have felt overwhelmed by how blessed I am to have a husband that I not only love but that is my good friend. I miss him when he is gone but I am comforted by the knowledge that it is important work that he does and that he is helping people. He is such a great father and husband. He had the last week off in February and we went to Milwaukee to see my brother. I had such a great time with him. I love him so much and I hope he has a great 30th birthday.