It’s a beautiful Rocky Mountain day. Seriously. I have hummingbirds dive-bombing each other at the feeder on the back porch, and there are mule deer about three feet from my living room window. The sky is that intense blue that I’ve rarely seen anywhere but up here in the mountains. There are even puffy white clouds lazily drifting past like a herd of white fluffy sheep. The aspen trees are whooshing in the breeze.
Did you know that July 11, is National Cheer Up The Lonely Day? I had no idea that such a day even existed but wasn’t surprised. Quite honestly, I could use a little “cheering up” myself, just like some of you.
While my husband is away on his “mission,” I am “holding down the fort,” “keeping the lights on,” or whatever other phrase you want to use. Something we, as military spouses, are more than accustomed to doing.
As my husband’s unit prepares for their upcoming deployment, I am a hot mess of mixed emotions: fear, guilt, pride, sadness, happiness, residual anxiety from his last deployment, and most of all, relief.
Yes, relief.
You see, my husband was honorably discharged from service about four months ago, just as his unit was starting deployment preparations.
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Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by Tara Crooks & Star Henderson, Cofounders of Army Wife Network www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military families.
Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by Tara Crooks & Star Henderson, Cofounders of Army Wife Network www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military families.
One year ago today, I welcomed my husband home from deployment.
I suppose, at some point in the near future, I should stop telling people that he “just got back from Iraq.” But I can’t. Because to me, it really does still feel like he just got back, and I’ve been waiting for that to change for almost a whole year now.
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