As you know Uncle Sam called me back to active duty military service. I will be away in Afghanistan for a year. I am calling this the year of the PAUSE. There were times in my life when I would have welcomed a change or a reset. However there is nothing in my life right now that I want to change. I love my family, my husband is amazing, the kids are incredible, and I truly enjoy my job. I don’t want to leave any of it. Then the more I thought about it maybe this is the right time to leave. When you are stable and can handle the disruption, that maybe the reason I have to go. I am taking the spot of someone who’s family would crumble under the pressure. I know we will not.
So I’ve started this blog. I am warning you, I’ve never blogged before. I just thought this would be a great way to keep those who want to know informed. I also want to use this space to share workouts and encouraging moments. So if you want to know how things are going stay tuned will do my best to keep this up to date.
Darchelle's Vacation with Uncle Sam 
Dear Darchelle,
We are so proud of you! This is a huge sacrifice, and we want you to know that you are in our hearts. You take care and watch your six. When you get back, we will “shock the monkey” and do the workout of a lifetime! I know you bench more than me, so I’ll try to work on that over time.
Also, keep running! I can’t catch you, but I’ll try. See you when you get back.
John
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Will do Darchelle, keep it up to date.
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This is awesome Darchelle! I did this exact thing – kept a blog from the day I left until the day I returned – it helped me process and helped my family experience my journey with me 🙂 I will be praying for you 🙂
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We are forever grateful and indebted to you for your service.
Looking forward to following along with your journey. We love you, The Neal fam♡
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