I fell in love with a soldier at 16.
Survived my first deployement at 17.
I married a soldier at 19 and gave birth to our child later that year.
Survived my second deployment at 20-with a two year old in tow.
My soldier put his dream on hold for us for a year after returning home.
Where do we go from here??
After a whole year and one month of praying..and praying hard..
We've decided it was time for D to re-enlist.
I married a soldier at heart and you can't take that away from them, only special people
get touched by God's hands to do such a job.
As a mother,my top priority is my child..and his well being.
Will my child be left father less?
Will he understand?
Will he hold a grudge at D and I?
How will he cope?
Will I be enough for him?
Will I be strong enough mentally and physically to play two roles again?
Children are resiliant.
They can handle and understand so much more than we give them credit for.
He will understand and embrace why his father and I have made this decision.
We have done this before..and CAN do this again.
The military has been wonderful to us in many ways.
The friendships we've made.
The people we've met.
The benefits.
And yes..the deployments were "wonderful" in their own ways.[$]
We have a wonderful support system here in our new town with the best neighbors anyone could ever have. As a matter of a fact,they're all military and all have young boys..and another little boy on the way. We are all away from home,and can rely on one another..if we ever have to face another deployment. (which WILL happen in due time)
I am at peace with all of this.
We ask that you keep us all in your thoughts and prayers as we go forward with the re-enlistment process..and I'm SURE it will be a P R O C E S S..!
Any little bit of encouragement is always welcomed,however I can assure you-negative remarks will not be taken lightly or with a grain of salt.
xoxo-LH
