Separation and Selfishness

It is only Tuesday and I am already over this week. The hubby has to be at the rifle range all week which means he leaves at 4am and doesn't get home until 5pm (if we are lucky.) Today I found myself sitting at work feeling sorry for myself. Poor me for having my husband away for more than 12 hours....

Such a selfish thought! At any given moment there are thousands of wives separated from their loved ones because of this war. You would have thought as the wife of a war veteran that I would be grateful for my husband coming home to me every night. It's funny how quickly you adapt after a deployment, how near-sighted you become.

I use to hate (yes hate!) while my husband was deployed, reading Facebook posts about women missing their significant other whether it was hours, days or weeks. "Suck it up!" "Put on your big girl panties!" "You have no idea what I'm going through..." Just a few choice thoughts I had at that time....But now here I am doing the same thing.

So this is me saying sorry for my selfish thoughts and pity party. To all the wives still waiting for your soldiers to come home, know that you are not alone and you too will have the homecoming you've dreamt about for months. Remember how strong you are, how brave you are to love a soldier and sign up for this life.

Tonight I am thankful for my husband coming home, for all the soldiers serving near and far, and for the families that support them. HOOAH!

<3 JT