Halfway Across the World
It has been 7 years since a tragedy hit half way across the world. 7 years since I thought I was going to be a single parent. It was the scariest thing I had ever been through and thinking about it now makes me shake. Even though I know the outcome and God’s amazing timing, tears still creep into my eyes when I think about that day. Writing this is tough but it reminds me how amazing God is.
Jeff was on deployment in Japan. He had been there for about 7 months but was beginning his journey home. I spoke with him the night before and he said they were to fly to Tokyo and catch a flight to California the next morning. I went to bed as I normally do but my morning was anything but normal. My phone began going off around 5:30 am, if I remember correctly. Text messages asking if Jeff was ok and if I had talk to him recently. I was so confused until I got a phone call from a family member. I honestly don’t remember who it was because their question was what stuck out to me.
“Is Jeff alive?”
Hello world!
This is it. I finally jumped into the world of blogging. Yea, I know… I’m a little behind the times but I didn’t think I really had anything interesting to write about. I am still questioning that but I thought, “Why not try it out? See how it goes.” So here it goes…
I’ll start off with a little bit about myself. My name is Cassie and I’m 31 years old. I have been married to my husband, Jeffrey, for 11 years. We have 2 beautiful girls, Callee who is 8 and Alexa who is 2. As if our world isn’t crazy enough, we also have 2 Boxer/Weimaraner mix dogs. They are about 2 years old and massive! They make for some funny stories though.
I work full-time as a middle school teacher, although I would love to stay home with my girls. My husband is a marketing associate for Sysco Foods and enjoys cooking and talking about food. He also runs a catering business on the side, so let me know if you have any catering needs. 🙂
