I have been pretty quiet this week on blogger...and fb...and life. I tried to keep my complaints to a minimum while Jason has been away. I know there are many circumstances that blow this 2 week stint out of the water.
I reminded myself this morning that there are military families all over the world who are going through so much more than me right now. Yes, I miss my husband and Emilia misses her daddy. Yes, Emilia's behavior and attitude have been on the decline since he left and it makes me sad. But what are these 16 days compared to 6 months-1 year-Years apart? We have a lot of changes going on in our little family right now and there are many hard days. But this can not even compare to the sacrifices our military families- including the several friends I have who are in the military. Families moving every two years, going for months at a time without seeing or talking to their families, moving across the world away from everything they have ever known. Shame on me for throwing a pity party this morning. My husband is safe and will be home tomorrow. Some families live in constant fear that their loved ones are in danger and may never come home.
Thank you to all my military friends, their spouses and families for the huge sacrifices you make for our country. May we never forget- even for a moment- how your lives make our lives and our country better. (I will work on a couple posts soon to get back on track...no more pity parties for me.)
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i've been thinking of you these weeks he's been gone! Joel's been so busy with working on our building that the kids have been bonkers from not seeing him... and he's still in the country:O)
ReplyDeleteperspective is a great attitude refresher- but i'm sure it's been really challenging and that's okay:O)