Did I miss the new year?

I can't believe that I missed the new year here? But then I have news that I haven't had in a long time. My husband finally came home from his deployment. Yeah, is it easy after a year of seperation. No!! It is not, do you ask yourself why? Let's think about this for a little while, you the wife have to hold everything up at home. Which by the way is a job in itself, then for me it was taking care of the teenagers, the house, the dog the cat, the car, work and my college stuff...not much you would say right... but then there is the emotional side, everytime your better half tells you something that isn't so great you start worrying about them too.

Then their is the soldier's side.
One year in hostile territory, not much to do, always looking over your shoulder never knowing if you will get home but you try your best to stay alive and well. You also have to deal with the factor that you might loose close friends and coworker's to roadside bombs, attacks or what ever. Then on top of that this soldiers hear what is going on at home...not easy because they can't really help...

Then the glorious time of coming home is coming up at first you go through the honeymoon phase again, you are happy both of you made it ....and then ...then you have to deal with all of the demons that a deployment left behind.


I encourage any couple to get help, talk it out, tell eachother your fears and what you have noticed about the other one. Fact is none of us is perfect, a year is a long time and even though you haven't been together you do love each other deeply and you have to sort things out again..

Remember life is a challenge that never ends, are you up for it?

Until next time world
love one another