heaven and hell at once

Wow, Sarah Palin!  I believe McCain choosing her as his running mate was a stroke of genius…..politically!  And on a personal note, reading an interview with her yesterday gave me personal encouragement as well.  Her eldest son, Track, is in the United States Army just as Hunter is.  Her son will also be deploying to Iraq this fall.  Hunter leaves in about 2 1/2 weeks.  When asked how she felt about it, she answered that her son was looking forward to it and he was well trained for this deployment.  She then mentioned that of course, as a parent she was concerned.   That’s a very good way to look at this whole thing.  I am confident Hunter is trained and is very good at what he does and I, also, know that he is very much looking forward to this ‘adventure’ and opportunity to serve our great nation.  And yes, as a mother I worry, of course!  It just gives me a bit of encouragement to see how strong another—very important—mother feels about her son taking on the very same task as mine!  So, I am just going to concentrate and choose to think positive and most importantly, trust and know that God is in control.  As always, thanks for being there for me and lending a listening ear!! As I mentioned in my first post, you guys are my strength!!