Violet Voices

It’s so hard to say goodbye

By Pattie

(originally posted at Pattie’s Place)

This is a tough week at our house. Chaplain Hubby is shipping out for the “World’s Largest Beach.” I have been reading “mil-spouse” (military wives and husbands) boards and blogs of all branches of service, but nothing has prepared me for the heaviness of heart and sadness I feel as his departure looms ever nearer. The longest we’ve ever been apart up till now is with a military assignment which was around five weeks.

I have it so very easy compared to others. I met a woman a few weeks ago who cannot talk to her husband the entire year he is deployed. He’s in special ops of some kind and is in communicado. Another wife I know is home alone with her two sons while her husband has a remote assignment for a year. Thankfully he has leave around the holidays, and can come home, but then back he goes. I worked as a para one year for a teacher who had that same situation, and it was okay. Tough, but okay. Four months is nothing in comparison.

If you think of me, pray for us, my girls and I. We’ll be fine, and we’ll be strong, and we’ll stay very busy and play and pray and travel and keep a scrapbook and take lots of pictures on my new Mother’s Day/anniversary camera and go swimming and play at parks and attend a wedding and visit family and see our friends and eat fast food sometimes . . . and miss him with all our hearts.

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Written By: Pattie
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