A No Fun Surprise
Yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster around here. It was one of our daughter’s birthday and we celebrated. Amidst that celebration was an underlying layer of stress. My hubby was set to deploy in about 12 days, He went to work to get things finalized and to make a looooooong drawn out story short, things were very messed up!
When the mistake was realized, there was much hustle and bustle to get things fixed. Hubby called home and explained the whole situation. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit angry. Hubby had been asking about his training for over a month and they continued to say it was correct. Come to find out, they had him scheduled for the wrong training and he needs to go where he originally thought after all. So, his training is where it needs to be now. In order to get there in time though, he is leaving this Sunday! Nothing like 3 days notice but I guess it is better than the 2 days notice we had the last time he deployed! *sigh*
What frustrates me is that our airmen do a better job if they are not concerned so much about their families being okay. The kind of stress this last minute thing can do to a family does not always leave the men confident. The children need some time to digest the changes (Mom does too). Yes, they knew it was coming but they were not prepared for THIS weekend.
We waited until this morning to break the news to the littles, we didn’t want to put a damper on the birthday girl and her celebration. The older ones knew yesterday. Emotions with the olders and myself have calmed a bit. I do not do so well with surprises (especially unpleasant ones), I like things orderly and scheduled. *grin* The younger ones appear to be okay. Sunday though will be hard as we say goodbye. Goodbyes are never fun but at the airport with every one is a bit harder. Then we will head to church. It is hard to think that hubby and I will not be able to worship together one last time before he goes.
I would ask that you pray for my children as their father is away, pray for my hubby’s travel and for his safety during this deployment, pray for his ministry on the front lines in Afghanistan, and pray for me to lean upon the Lord all the more.
My verse for the day is: 1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Tags: children, deployment, Family, Military Posted in children, deployment, Family, Military
March 18th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
You KNOW you have my prayers….and I’m still hopeful somewhere over there our dh’s will meet up.
I find Sunday to be my hardest day of the week. We all miss Mike so much more. That first Sunday Mike was gone the kids bought roses and gave them to me at the end of the service. So Sweet….and Mike made BIG points because so many assumed they were from him. ::snort::
March 18th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
As awful as it may sound, it is probably “best” that you are headed straight to worship afterward. I’ve done that once, and it really helped ease the sting of his departure; it also helped the kids to see that “normal” was going to continue from day 1.
Hugs and prayers for you, your children, your marriage, and especially your hubby. My own son deployed to Afghanistan just under two weeks ago, so I’m right there with you, in a manner of speaking.
God bless all of you, now stay off of the computer and go enjoy the last few days with hubby!
.-= Kris´s last blog ..I am in LOVE with these pictures! =-.
March 19th, 2010 at 4:34 am
Just found your blog. Wanted you to know our family will be praying for yours. My husband recently retired from military service so I have been there.
May our Father give you peace, comfort and protection while your covering is dutifully serving our country!
May 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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