4AM Ramblings.

I'm doing the "it's my last night shift for several weeks and I have 2 hours left to go" dance!!! Woohooo!

I actually didn't mind the night shift this rotation. It does help that I can sleep in the morning and early afternoon when Cameron is working on photos and on http://www.cameronkline.com/ . (Cheap plug, yes.....but check it out.) I did mind waking up and having him run out the door for an engagement shoot or modeling shoot.

Almost every weekend this summer Cameron has had a wedding or two to do. Sometimes in Florida, but many times in Georgia or North Carolina. He's doing an awesome job and I hope he knows how much I admire him for making it happen.

I'm in talks with the detailer about my next tour of duty and thankfully God blessed me with a husband who is very flexible and wants to move overseas. I start to worry though, because then his happiness will depend on where we are and how he will work to contribute to the family. I know he supports the idea, but I still feel a lot of weight on my shoulders to pick a good spot for both of us.

I am extremely thankful to have him in my life.

There may be some exciting news about our next tour, but nothing is final yet and I need to actually call and speak with my detailer first. I think the next tour is going to be our mini vacation before thinking about a family and possibly graduate school for me or both of us. Gotta live it up while we can.


I think this weekend, Cameron and I will be able to try a church out in our neighborhood. We've had such hectic schedules this summer. Either I am working nights, or Cameron has a wedding or we are both out of town. This Sunday, we are both free and I'm back on a day shift rotation starting today.

Our spirituality has been a hot topic lately. We come from different spiritual and religious backgrounds, so at times we sound like we are talking to someone from another planet. The basic, simple thing in common we have is that we both believe God has created this amazing world for us to live in, that he sent Jesus to teach us our most important lesson of loving others and that he took all the blame for our sins when he died on the cross.

A few tedious topics that really have nothing to do with Jesus' main point that his followers should "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind" and also "love your neighbor as yourself", get us all ready to fight it out and declare we know everything there is to know about religion, spirituality, the universe and God.
Cameron and I have very, very similar beliefs, but we have a few things that we are staunchly different on. I really think, personally, that God brought Cameron to my life to help me relax on the "rules" of religion and focus on loving him and being an example of Jesus and loving others. I think maybe I came along to learn a little more of the history of Jesus and biblical truth. Of course, I was never great at that, so the review is for me as well. Many of my stories are "yeah, there was the story...I can't remember what book...where that chick cut off the guy's hair and then she turned into salt and the three guys got put in the furnace and then danced............but I think I have a few facts messed up." Just kidding. I'm not that bad to mix them up like that, but it's sadly true that I can only remember bits and pieces of my 5 year old Sunday school Bible stories.

I probably could still sing along to "Wee Sing Bible Songs" or hymns from when I was growing up. It's amazing how your mind remembers songs. I guess that's why my Christian school I went to for a few years played so many scriptures in song form. I can still sing those.

Anyway. I'm rambling and it's now 0502 and I have an hour and a half left before we're getting ready for report. So with that, I hope you are all sleeping well and I can't wait to be on your schedule.