Well we survived Dennis' first activation.  It was rather rough on the whole family, but we made it.  He was gone for a total of 16 days.  It was not the longest he has ever been gone, but it definitely was the most challenging.  Communication was rather sporadic.  He was commander so that made for things to be different than a normal Annual Training.  

My health issues definitely added to the chaos and challenges of the separation.  Also, Jacob had probably the worst time with his health issues in years.  I am sure the recent stressful move and being in a new location did not help matters.  

Fortunately, God was on our side and brought us through.  Now we face finding out what is going on with my health and with Jacob's health.  So we will see what happens.

Today I listed our prior home for sale by owner on Craigslist.   Already I have had two people express interest.  So we will be praying it sells or rents quickly.  We have quite a few activities coming up as we approach the Christmas season.  We will be praying for all our friends and family to have a blessed Christmas season.