My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
Proverbs 7:19 (NIV)
It will be a long journey for sure. McDaddy left on January 30, 2009 and will be gone from us for 6 months. We are so proud of him for his service to our country, but we miss him terribly. Everyday, I find a new reason to miss him.
I miss him when….
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I’m putting gas in the car
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I go to bed alone
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the kids mention every! single! day! they miss daddy
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I’m carrying groceries in
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I buy a new electronic device and need help hooking it up
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The kids are in bed at night and the house is quiet
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I’m lying in bed wishing we could talk about our day.
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I hear a noise after dark, late at night in the house
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I see his face on the web-cam each night.
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I am wits end after a long day and I need to call in reinforcements (only there are no reinforcements)
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It is time to brush teeth and do the nightly routine
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I take out the trash
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I have to deal with something I don’t understand (yes, it happens!)
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I need something out of the loft
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I see his location on my blog feedjit (FPO Armed Forces)
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I see our friends enjoying time with their spouses
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I am at his parents’ house without him
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I have to drive home after a long evening and I’m sleepy
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I look at my dirty minivan (not that I mind, but I know it would drive him crazy to see it)
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Me and the kids go for a walk or play outside
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I read e-mails from him to Stevie
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I am crying and need a hug
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I have to write out the bills
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I have to fix something for Stevie
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I can’t get the mayonnaise jar open (sad, but true)
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I am sitting in church about to cry because he should be sitting beside me
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I am exhausted and can’t bear the thought of the long road ahead
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I am going about my daily routine
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Little things come my way that I have to decide on the spot
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One of our boys are sick
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I am awake
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I am asleep
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With every breath I take
I love you, McDaddy. I am proud to be your wife. I miss you something fierce.
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I am sure it is rough… I hated being away from Tim for 2 weeks… BUT I do want to tell you how proud I am to know that he is serving our country… and that you and the boys are serving as well!
I pray for ya’ll daily…for strength, for patience, for safety, for love, and a peace that passes all understanding. The time is coming where you will all be together soon… and you will get to introduce McDaddy to Mr A and he can deal with Suddenlink! haha!
But thank you again for what your family is doing for our country.
Sara
Such a beautiful post. My husband has yet to do an international deployment but he has been deployed during national disasters, and that was bad enough!
I always have a heart for military families, because it isn’t just the active duty soldier fighting for our country, its gals (and guys!) like you who are at home rearing the next generation, alone! I am proud of you for doing so well. For looking for the funny in the not so funny; for allowing us a small glimpse at the reality of life with deployment.
Hang in there. How we will all rejoice when we get to see the pictures posted on the day he comes home!
Oh Julie…this was a beautiful, heartfelt post…got a bit teary reading it! I also pray for you guys during this time and I hope that the time goes buy so super fast. I can’t imagine how hard it must be and I’m so sorry for that!
Bless your heart! I wish I could help you through it. Funny how you don’t think of those little things when they are there with you and when they are gone, it’s like a major thing. Keep your chin up.
I’m so sorry that you have to be apart from your hubby for what must seem like forever! I hope that this “vacation” of his goes by quickly and safely!
I am so sorry for sorrow you feel. Your husband is a wonderful man, and it stinks that he has to be away for so long.
Keep you head up! You are doing a WONDERFUL job, and being an amazing voice for your husband and the other’s serving with him. To me, you are a hero too.
I miss you too. You’re doing a great job.
I was going to say that I’m sure he misses you just as much but lo and behold he beat me to it.
My heart aches at the remembering of the deployment. There were many a nights that I hunkered down with a bottle of wine and made that my dinner. Not that you should do that. That wouldn’t be good. But I did it. All the while Sara Evans’ cover of “Every Little Kiss” eased the tears from my eyes. The wine probably helped with that a little too.
Hang in there. It *will* come to an end. It won’t be soon enough, but it really will. And, on the bright side, you’ve got to be, what? like a month or so in right?
XOXO!
What a role-model couple you are. It’s my honor to love you both.
I feel your pain. I’m 9 1/2 months into a 12 month deployment. “Funny math” can help get you through—don’t count the month you are in, don’t count the month he returns, don’t count any month with a trip in it. My husband swears this makes the time go quicker. Me, at home with 12, 10 and 1 year old boys, I’m not so sure!
Love you Julie. Nothing I say would make the daily pain easier, but know that if you are at your wits end at the end of the day and can’t take it anymore, call me and I’ll come over to give you the wits that I have left.
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