Thank you for your kind words about the Prayer Request section of the website. Your description was perfect... we don't want to push religion (ours or anyone else's!) on anyone, but we thought it would be nice to give people the opportunity to ask for and receive prayers when needed. We really thought long and hard about the subtle Christian references on our website. Back then, we really needed every sale, and we weren't sure how many people would be offended. After much prayer, we decided to go ahead. We don't know how many people have chosen not to do business with PHP because of it, but there's not a week that goes by that we don't receive an e-mail or phone call from someone telling us that they are choosing our company over another because we are proud to share our Christian faith. We really do believe that all of our success -- personal and business -- is simply a matter of God's grace. Without Him, we would have nothing. Nobody else has to believe that, but we sincerely do.
How exciting for your and your wife! Everyone's journey of faith is different. In fact, Billy was actually baptized in 2000 at the same time as our (now) 11-year old.
We will certainly keep you and your family in our prayers before, during, and after your deployment. Our oldest son was deployed to Iraq a few years ago. Though he's left the military, he's still affected by his experiences overseas. Thank you so much for your service!