Wednesdays with Wade: Week 17 in Kabul

I'll be honest with you, I really don't know if it is really week 17 or not.  I know that I am past the 2/3 mark and that I am getting close to being under 60 days remaining.  Work is going well and time is going fast.  I know that Erica is sad to see Efrain and Lydia leave, but hopefully the busy schedule that she has is making time go by fast for her.  I celebrated St. Barbara's day last Saturday.  I was cool to take a few minutes with my Artillery brothers at NKC and they showed a cool video.  I was fortunate enough to get a copy.

Christmas is approaching fast and before you know it, we will be in January.  I hope that everyone enjoys this time of year and that we all stay focused on what is really important.  American marketing folks have made great strides in changing the meaning of Christmas from taking the time to remember the birth of our Savior and giving some of what we have been blessed with to others, to making it all about our happiness and fulfilling our wants.  A few weeks ago, I heard a muslim man describe Christmas as a day when families get together to exchange gifts and to eat candy.  Although I am sad to be away from the ones that I love during Christmas, I have to be thankful for all that I have been blessed with and pray that the people I love the most will take the time to praise God for giving us a savior.

I thought that I had a few pictures of the Christmas decorations around NKC, but apparently, I don't.  I will take some pictures this week, so I can post them next week.   Until then, here is a picture of what I ate for Thanksgiving.