May 15th, 2007
Prayers for Sean
A friend and previous coworker had the tough task of sending her son off to Iraq yesterday. This was a shock in many ways, first it meant that the Sean I met when he was 13 was obviously all grown up! Second, in December another friend and coworker lost her 19 year old son in Iraq - that was so difficult - I don’t want that to happen again.
The photo below is of Judy (mom), Sean, Jess (I believe she is Sean’s girlfriend), and Brick (dad). Brick made a career out of the military and fought in the first Gulf War. Judy mentioned how much tougher it was this time around than it was when Brick went off to war, saying it must be because your first instinct is to always protect your children no matter what. I can’t imagine how tough it must be to send your child off to war. I have a tough time sending my kid to the neighbor’s for a sleepover!Â
Please pray for Sean and a safe return from Iraq.
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Thanks for a great posting. Growing up in a military family, I took for granted the fact that my father was gone for long periods of time and that my mom was “in charge” during those absences. It seemed normal to me, and since it wasn’t during wartime, no big deal. We live in a different world today and the news that a friend or family member is heading off to “the desert” just fills me with dread. You know they put their life at risk to protect their country, but why oh why do they have to go. I do pray that Sean comes home again to his mom and loved ones.
Jodie,
Thanks so much for posting our photo and asking for others to keep Sean - and all our service men and women - in their prayers. We spoke to Sean yesterday (May 20th) and he is doing well.
I really enjoyed all your family photos! Jason and Keira are adorable! What a lovely family you have
Take care! — Judy
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