A favorite Lovell family book is Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth. Written in 1989 it is a huge, sweeping tale of twelfth century England and the building of a cathedral. You fall in love with the characters and when the book ends after 1100 or so pages, you feel a strong sense of loss. You want the book to go on forever. Everybody in the family has read it, but Josh (and it's on his to-do list once he gets out of school and actually has time for pleasure reading.) In addition we've passed it on to numerous friends and relatives as a book you have to read before you die! Seth learned the other day that Follett had released a sequel...World Without End. His new story picks up the same location, two hundred years later and is set against the backdrop of the black plague. Seth was so excited when he learned this, he called immediately from Iraq to spread the good news! Talk about surreal...talking to your son in Iraq about a newly released book. You would think he would have more pressing matters on his mind, but this is what excited him - and me! I can hardly wait to get my hands on the new book!
Seth and Eli were supposed to be leaving on a mission this weekend, but a phone call on Sunday revealed they had never left the base. Jan and I had a wonderful walk with Seth as he called during our Sunday afternoon walk. We put him on speakerphone and just walked and talked. It was a surprise call since we thought they were out on a mission. Apparently you just can't go driving around in Iraq without first contacting every outpost and sector that you'll be driving through and around. They need to know you're coming.....kind of like "we'll leave the light on for you." Anyway, they hadn't contacted all of the outposts so the trip was postponed. Since they were on base over the weekend they decided to look for a little recreation. Seth and Eli organized a water volleyball game with some of their friends after locating an indoor pool on the grounds of the air base. Leave it to Seth and Eli to find all the recreational outlets available. If I had to be in Iraq, I think I'd like to be with them!
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It is a blessing to read the joys and closeness of your family.
Just this summer my husband and I discovered Ken Follet books. Now, I will find "Pillars of the Earth" - thanks.
"Seth explained that there was a communication issue with one of the battle station outposts"
I would humbly suggest that, what follows this quote is a violation of OPSEC and would recommend you rewrite it without that information.
Thanks for the thoughts....always good to have a second or third pair of eyes and minds worrying about OPSEC
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