bon voyage Tony and Laura we here in Alaska will miss you, but we wish you all the best in your new home in Virginia. My daughter, Dianna, is in Georgia, so maybe you'll get to see one another again sometime.
God Bless you all!
Glad to see all is well! Tony, Great to see you and the family doing so well. And, yes, Eli is a complete cutie-pie. And, wow, Alaska to Florida and back -- can't really envision that trip, but had to be interesting.
My Army guy is still in Iraq, hopefully before Thanksgiving he will be home. But, as you said, you never know. Hate to see you leaving the Army, bec. they'll be losing a good leader, but congrats on your choice of more school. And may I just put in a plug for you working with vets. You know they need it, they need someone who truly, truly understands. Good luck and lots of happy, thankful prayers for all of you. Kath
how are you Tony,
Great to hear from you. It's been a long time. Shoot me an email when you get a chance. I would love to reconnect. I was recently sharing with Susan some pictures from college and reminiscing about the motorcycle trip across the country - that almost was.
-Alex
What great pictures! We wondered what was going on with you since we haven't heard from you in a long time! We will pray that everything will go well with the medical discharge. We would love to have you in Lynchburg b/c that is so close to us and we can see you! Be sure to keep us posted with your addresses and phone numbers along the way. I think Elijah looks a lot like Tony!
Congrats. Tony, Laura,
Congrats once again. We'll keep you in our prayers. Keep us posted and let us know if and when you decide to hit the east coast.
-Alex
CONGRATS! Tony and Mrs. Tony -- Happy, happy day!! Mrs. Tony -- you deserve all the rest you can get now, although I'm guessing that will be rather hard to come by! So relieved to hear all is well.
I am surrounded by baby girls everywhere here, so am jealous you have a boy now. Eli looks very handsome.
Tony -- how wonderfu for all of you. Three kids!! Can you believe it? Sounds like "work" is good, too. I can't say enough good things to you and your beautiful family!! May God continue to bless all of you. I am really happy for you. Kath
Congratulations! Hey Tony and Laura! Congratulations on your new son - it is great to hear that everyone is doing well now. We look forward to more pictures! JMU? As in James Madison? If you're going to be anywhere near here you need to let me know. Take care my friend - and may God keep blessing you!
covered in prayer.... first i want to tell you i agree whole heartidly on the enlistment issues. you guys have given us so much more than anyone could have every expected. i will pray for direction in your life so that you can have some peace about you future. i will pray for you beautiful family, the health of you new little boy. my daughter had her baby 5 weeks premature, we almost lost them both from pre-eclampsia. God has covered us with so much love and care. the baby now 1 month is small but doing awesome. God is good and there is no other worth putting our faith in. thank you laura for being there for you husband and children. i am truely in awe of your dedication. our soldiers overseas couldn't do what they do without fine wives and mom's like you. thank you. God bless and take care you will be in my prayers
kat
I love seeing all the sweet pictures! I won't stop praying for you and your family as you proceed out of the ARMY(which I am covering in prayer) and on to the next season in life.
Blessings to you and your house. Love Destiney
Thanks God had certainly blessed all of us in that we have you and your family in our family. I cannot thank you enough for the way you have served our country. I have no words of wisdom to help you make a decission as to how to spend the rest of your life, except, spend it with the Lord. Keep Him in your life and the life of your family. Consult Him at every turn.
The girls are beautiful, so is Laura. Take care of them and the new baby. I am anxiously awaiting pictures. We all love you guys.
Dec Message & Baby There aren't adequate words of appreciation for what you and all the troops have and are doing for us. I'm continually thankful realizing the risk, commitment and sacrifice you made. Praying for your baby boy and happy for you all. Just listened to your message you shared with the church in December and wish so many more could hear the truth of that. Thanks for sharing it!
Every blessing, Deb
Yes!! To both of you, absolutely yes, I believe that you will have the faith to trust God, each other, and the doctors. You will!!
So here's my happy prayers for you and your son. Will be looking to see the news in March!!
Thanks Tony! My sister and I both thank you so much for all you have done for our family and our country - as well as the peopel in Iraq. We really enjoyed writing to your troops while you were there and appreciated the blogs that let us feel like we knew all of you during your deployment. You have touched our lives in ways you'll never know and we are so thankful you are home to your (expanding!) family! :) Many blessings to you!
Well Said. Your comments gave me a definte pause for thinking - and I shared it with others because your words are so strong and powerful. Thank you for reminding us of our responsibility and honestly - what should be our honor.
I'm very thankful for you and those like you.
I Proud of You and Your Family Tony,
I am, and always have been so very proud of you and your family. You are right, your Dad and Mom raised three terrefic children. Thank you for protecting my freedom and the freedom of all Americans, even those who do not understand that freedom is never free. I also want Laura to know how proud I am of her for her loyalty and love for you. Oh yes, thank God for seeing to it that you made it through this hardship tour and bringing you home to your family.
Much Love and Happy New Year,
Grandma, Frank and Grandma-Grape
Thank You Tony,
Thank you, and all the soldiers for fighting for us. Thank you for risking your life to ensure our freedom and our way of life. Thank you for being a witness to us all. I'm glad your back home safely.
Glad you're back with your family Having not been there, can only imagine how hard it was to leave, to want to come home, to miss the guys, to want to get away from the war -- a million emotions, but then to have your family beside you -- like you said, nothing else matters.
May I ask what comes next? (Besides the new baby!! There's going to be a new one in our family soon, too, and it's so hard to wait!)
Glad you're back home, Tony.
Kath
Thanks Just want you to know how much we all appreciate all your efforts and thank God that you are home with your lovely family. It takes a special person to do what you have accomplished. My hope for you and your family that the New Year will bring you many blessings and that this war will soon be over. I really enjoy reading your blog and hope you will continue with it. It is very informative. Take care and hold those precious little girls close to you every chance you get.
Thanks son. Tony;
Thank you son. Thank you. While there are men in this country who believe that what you have done is not worthy of their respect, while there are men in this country who would tell you that you are not a better man because of the sacrifice you have made, I am not one of them.
Thank you son. I respect you. I thank God that you are the man you are, that you can respect an old man who has his own problems.
Thank you Tony.
I love you.
Dad.
Welcome Everyone!
For those of you I have not yet met, my name is Tony. I am the proud father of several wonderful kids, and the lucky husband of my beautiful, caring wife, Laura. Biologically we have two lovely daughters and one rowdy son, Jaeden (7), Selah (5) and Elijah (1). We are or have been the foster parents of four beautiful young ladies: Summer (17), Tiffany (17), Nikki (16), and Jenai (15). These girls have been such a wonderful blessing in our lives.
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Tony and Laura we here in Alaska will miss you, but we wish you all the best in your new home in Virginia. My daughter, Dianna, is in Georgia, so maybe you'll get to see one another again sometime. God Bless you all!