Happy Thanksgiving

We had our official thanksgiving dinner right before he left, but seeing as tomorrow is the actual holiday I'm wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone is enjoying their loved ones. Be thankful for those you have, not everyone can be with the ones they love. I miss my husband so much, and I hate that our kids have to miss out on their daddy as well. My son was able to talk to daddy on the phone tonight. He called literally right after I tucked him into bed. Zavier is 3, turning 4 in January, and I know he is having a hard time understanding his feelings. I can tell he misses daddy, and he doesn't understand why daddy isn't available, why daddy's truck is still here, and why we can't call him on the phone. We pray for daddy every day, and every night before I tuck him in we pray and I always ask Zavier what he wants to pray for. Sometimes he says silly things like Thomas the Tank Engine, or one of his friends, but tonight he said he wanted to pray for Daddy and it made my heart smile. Its funny how a deployment can change you. It has the ability to really make you understand what you are truly capable of and what you care about the most. My husband has always said he wanted to retire from the Army after 20+ years, and for the first time ever he is actually considering not doing that because he is beginning to see what a truly big impact that will have on our life together. Being gone every other year, missing so many milestones and holidays. Its a lot to ask of anyone. A soldier with a family doesn't serve his country alone, his family serves with him. There are lots of great things about the military, but it definitely isn't an easy life. We will be praying for God's will to be done. If the army is where God wants us to be then we will do so wholeheartedly. I am so thankful for my husband, and I will go wherever he goes.