We are moving into our new home in Juction City, KS now. Robert reports for duty at Fort Riley on February 1st. We are very happy to be here after all our traveling and the house is lovely! I'm trying not to like it too much because we will leave it one day. Meanwhile, the purpose of this post is to explain a change in Robert's orders.
When we got assigned to Fort Riley it was a bonus because there was already a psychologist assigned to the first combat unit leaving in the Spring of '12 so that meant that Robert wouldn't have to deploy until well into 2013! Well, two weeks ago something fell through with the other psychologist and they had to change Robert to the first combat unit leaving. So he will be deploying in May (possibly June). We don't have a for sure date yet and will keep everyone updated on that. We are hoping that he will be able to be at home as much as possible leading up to the deployment but have no promises. We have not told the children yet as Darby is so sensitive and we fear she will cry in anticipation far too much. We don't want to stress her until we get closer to the departure date. For now we are working hard on getting everything settled, finding a church family, and Robert is working frantically to get all the handy man stuff done to the house for me before he goes. A few months passes awful fast. Finally, Robert and I are heartbroken. In the last year and a half we have developed a new level of emotional intimacy and this time apart is going to be much harder because of it. Some people assume the hardest part of him being away will be all the extra work I will have. But to be honest, in a lot of ways, caring for the children by myself is a bit easier. That isn't to say anything negative about Robert. As far as husbands go, he goes above and beyond with his help and support. But like in most things, it's easier to get a groove going by yourself without having to consult anyone else. What will be hardest is being away from him. I don't need my husband's help, I want his companionship. I want to sit by him on the couch and read or watch tv. I want to talk with him in the van on the way to church about politics or theology. I want to cuddle up to his back and fall asleep in our bed. These are the hardest things. But we are in the military and it comes with the job. So we accept this and the Lord is sovereign and will lead us through everything we need to go through. We haven't had family pictures made since Cal was 6 months old. On a happy note, there is something called Operation Love where a photographer will do two sessions for deploying military families for free (you only pay for prints if you want them). One prior to him leaving and one the day he returns. So we will be hoping to do that soon. : ) To God be the Glory.
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