Working Man

My husband has always been a very good provider.  He has always taken pride in providing for our family.  It has been really hard for him not being able to provide for his family at this time.  He not only enjoys providing for his family but enjoys helping others in need also.   He did not call me this afternoon so I was a little worried on what he was doing and if he was ok.  Well, the guards came to him and asked him if he would be willing to take a job in the kitchen.  He said he would try it out.  He was hoping he would be able to get a little bit more peace and quite in there.  Well, it wasn't really quite.  It actually was pretty loud in the kitchen.  He said he worked nine hours and it was alot of work.  But he didn't mind the work.    I asked him how much he got paid.  Now here is the kicker.  He told me to quess.  I thought for sure that he would have said at least a couple of dollars per hour.  Nope he gets paid 0.17 cents per hour.  I was shocked when he told me that.  Maybe that is why the kitchen is such short staffed. So he worked nine hours and earned $1.53.  I wonder if that is before or after taxes are taken out?

He would have to work 1470 hours in order to pay for one hour of our lawyers time.  So I am thinking that we are going to still need the help from the Amerian People in order to win this fight.  Dave appreciates so much everyones willingness to help us during this time.  He reminds me everyday to keep putting everything down in the ledger.  When he gets out he will be looking forward to paying it forward.  I know none of you expect it but that is just how my husband works.

THE WALL: A Hopeless Situation

Today has been an extremly hard day.  I miss my husband more and more every day.  Tonight as we talked on the phone we both cried and sobbed.  We do not fully understand this situation that is tearing us apart.  We do not understand how this can happen in this country that we love so much.  Why are families being broken apart and seperated?  It is hard to see other families spend time together this summer when our family is seperated.  I want to go on vacation with my whole family. I want to make summer memories just like all the other families do in the summer time.  I am feeling robbed at this time.

But, I am grateful for my husband because he always knows how to make me feel better.  He told me that we are all reaching a low point and he believes that when we are at that lowest point that is when God will intervene and something great will happen.

I also watched this video tonight.  It is exactly what my husband was saying.  Maybe God does his best work from seeimingly hopeless situations.  I do believe with all of my heart that God can turn a trial into a triumpth.  Thank you all for your continued prayers.  God Bless you all.

WE THE PEOPLE

I have asked several politicians who they say is over the government.  They all look stunned for a moment and then they all say WE THE PEOPLE are.  Please take time to educate yourself on what is going on in this country.  Get involved with your local, state and federal governments.  Voice your concerns.  Hold Peaceful Protests.  Vote. Teach your children about this great country.  President Ronald Reagain said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” Never give up on the freedoms that this great nation can offer. 

We stand up for our freedoms so our children and our children's children will be able to live in a country where men are free.  My husband and I are constantly teaching our children that we must stand strong and hold on to each other during these troubled times.  We must stand up for what is right.  Our children know that God will intervene and the truth will prevail.  

Simple Things

After talking with Dave tonight, I realized how blessed I am to be able to have such a nice soft bed,  pillows and blankets to sleep with every night.  Dave does not have a pillow.  Instead he uses his extra pair of scrubs that he is given and his one towel that he is given for the week and rolls them up to form some kind of pillow.  His blanket is so thin that he can see right through it.  He sleeps on the top bunk and is always worried that he will fall off of his bunk and onto someone else or the ground. Dave is not one to complain and he wasn't complaining at all when he told me about his bed arrangements. But I just feel so bad for him and I just realized that I need to be more grateful for the simple things in life.  I am also grateful that I have little ones that somehow find me every night to sleep with.  Dave says he would do anything to have one of his little kids to sleep with him.  He misses holding them at night and his little kids miss him holding them every night.

I am praying that Dave will be able to have sweet dreams tonight.  I hope that he will be able to feel the love that his children and wife have for him.  We miss him and are praying that he will return home soon.

Outhouse

According to Mike Heuer with Courthouse News service, Mr. Shawn Perez lawyer to Richard Lovelien, one of the 19 defendants in the Bundy Standoff case,  said on Friday at the courthouse that, "Lovelien and Perez appeared to be in good spirits before the hearing, smiling and joking with one another as Perez said that one of the discovery materials produced by federal prosecutors is a 9-hour video of an outhouse."  I had to ask myself why would anyone film an outhouse for nine hours?  What possibly could happen in an outhouse that would have such an influence on the Bundy Standoff?  

I just want my husband home.  These men need to be home with their families.  What evidence do they really have against these men?

My daughters are practicing their song on the piano so they can give their daddy a recital when he gets home.  I am hoping for that recital real soon.  Please release our Daddy soon.  

Feeling so Blessed and Loved

It is 2:30 in the morning and I can't sleep because I am on cloud 9.  Our family has been so blessed today that I am feeling so overwhelmed with emotion.  The community of Millard County and other parts of the Country have rallied around our family and lifted us up.  Thank you to the wonderful family who worked so hard to put this amazing event on.  You have devoted so much time in the last several months to make sure that this event was a success.  It was an amazing and magical night. Thank you to my friend and all of the other women who were in charge of all of the delicious desserts   Thank you to the businesses  and individuals who donated food and auction items.  Big thanks to the amazing cooks who made the best hamburgers and beans on this planet.  Thank you to all of the amazing women and young women who helped with the kids zone.  Thank you to the wonderful band that played for us throughout the night.  Thank you to the best auctioneer around.  Thank you to all of you who donated your time to make this night a success.  Thank you to all of you who traveled so far to support our family.  Thank you to this outstanding community that has seen a family in need and have rallied around them and supported them during this trial.  Dave and I just hope we will be able to pay it forward someday soon.
  

My husband wrote a letter to his Dear friends of Millard County and the entire country that I was able to read tonight at the BBQ.
 He said, "Being a man not blessed with eloquence it’s hard for me to put into words my thoughts of gratitude for you as you have manifested your love for your fellowman, as you have extended your helpings hands toward my dear family and I.  My heart is swollen with emotion as I realize that so many good people, that whom many I have never even met have been making sure my family’s needs are being cared for.  As a very concerned husband and father of my six children I take great comfort in knowing that they are surrounded by so many loving and god fearing people.  I thank our Heavenly Father several times each day for those blessings.  Thank you for your love.  Thank you for blessing myself, my wife and our children’s lives.  Thank you for your love and devotion to God.  Thank you with all sincerity for keeping an eye on and making sure my family is taken care of.   I pray that God has been and will continue pouring out his blessings upon you and your families.  I hope you receive all of the righteous desires of your hearts.  I will forever be indebted to you individually and collectively. Most sincerely, your friend Dave Bundy."

I agree with everything my husband said 110%.  God Bless America.

Bundys BBQ Fundraiser

Please come out tonight and support this wonderful fundraiser.  So grateful to everyone involved for this great event.   Thank you to all of those who have donated to this event. This is an event you do not want to miss.  If you weren't able to buy your tickets at Ashtons then you can buy your tickets at the park.  See you tonight.

Below are some of the auction items that will be at the BBQ tonight:

There are way too many items to list so this is just a sneak peek.  Thank you again to all of the wonderful heroes who are donating to this event.