First of all, sorry for my super cheesy title! May has been BUSY; William has been out of town most of the month! He had two Navy duty trips (one long weekend in VA and then his 3week trip to Naples). Some people said, "How do you do it on your own?"
Here is how:
1. I'm insanely proud of my husband for serving
our country. The night we met, William said he was in the Navy and it made me
want to get to know him. God started working on my heart at an early age to
love and appreciate the military. When, I was in middle school, I began to
watch military documentaries (still do)! Both my grandfathers served and so did
my great-uncle Frank! This led me to have great pride in the Red, White and
Blue and the men and woman who serve.
2. I’ve had help from Lacey (always), Andy, Patrick (my
cousin), church friends, my mom (this week she has been off from work and helped a ton),Kristi (drove from Charlotte) and Gayle came for an
afternoon! Thanks so much to those who helped!!
3. As
far as military deployments go, three weeks is nothing. I have military friends
whose husbands are away for an entire year serving. My little part in serving our country is to take care of our family while he is serving. However, there are many spouses doing it for longer and we should help them out. The three weeks have been hard
let’s be real- I’ve been tired and
haven’t had as much patience with the boys as I would have liked (which is a slightly
scary thought as I’m not the most patient person but that is another post for another
day) but I have perspective and most importantly Jesus’ Grace and Love!
My darling boys, I want you to know that Daddy is
way cool for serving our country and we should be super proud of him!! Daddy, we
love you and thank you!
We had a great trip and it was a fun way to make the time go by.
The best photo of both of them this trip:
