Homecomings are a strangely stressful event.
I may be speaking for myself here - but you can spend hours thinking about the 'perfect' homecoming. You can think about and plan all the decorations; the timing; the outfits you want to wear; the moment you see them walking towards you, and you towards them. That single moment when you see them for the first time in months.
And then it's here. You see them. The moment has come. And it is never what you thought it would be.
He came home yesterday.
And Murphy's Law of Deployment had one last card to play.....
The plane was delayed & I wasn't the first person to see him. Well played Murphy's Law....well played.
But he is HOME.
I am the survivor of four deployments. It might not be as many as some.....it might not be as often as some wives experience, but it is an accomplishment that I feel proud of. And this one was no exception. It was one of the hardest of them all.
But he has come home. And everything is going to be ok.
A new adventure is in our future.....
A challenge awaits.....
I'm ready.
Finally, to all fellow military families and service men and women -
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. No matter where you are or what you are tasked to do - your service to your country is valued & remembered.
You are never forgotten.
And I will say a little prayer until you ALL come home.
HOORAH.
