Thank God For Boredom

I got an email from Iraq a couple days ago ......

My nephew had seen my frantic subject title

ARE YOU ALL OK!

Seems like all the news from Iraq for the last few weeks is bad 2,4,6 GIs killed....

I was really worried since I hadn't heard from Kevin or Jonathan in a few days.

He said he was sorry he hadn't emailed and that they were fine! He said he was bored and homesick ( I am paraphrasing).... He was counting the days and we are all thankful that there are not that many to count now! He was tired of it all .... I am tired of him being in harms way I can tell you that ....

According to other reliable sources we are into the last month of so of the deployment with some of our boys coming home next month!

I am so thankful that Jonathan is bored and I told him so... I told him I rather him be bored and safe than busy and dodging IEDs, car bombs, morters, and small arms fire! I hope he is bored to tears for the rest of his "visit" to the ancient sands of Iraq.

So here in Mississippi tonight we are thankful for the boredom of our soldier in Iraq and thankful he is safe and sound for another day!