Sacrifices for our Country

I found out today that two pilots from my husbands unit in Iraq were killed in a helicopter hard landing. I was overwhelmed with sorrow for them and for their families.

I began to reflect on just what the military sacrifices during a deployment. I began to look back through some of my pictures at my hero and our family. Every second being thankful we still have the husband and daddy we love so much. I had just gotten photoshop and stayed up late one night and worked on the creations below. I cried and cried. I listened to music that reminded me of what I was feeling, what my daughter was feeling, what my baby was missing and what my husband was feeling.


When my husband left our daughters were 2 years and 4 months old. Can you imagine all the changes they went through while he was gone? It is amazing when you think of it. Here they are at the send off and about half way through the deployment:

They LOVE their daddy so much. They missed him. My 2 year old prayed every night for her daddy's safe return. My baby's legs kicked with joy when she would see her daddy on skype or hear his voice on the phone.

Other families and soldiers made sacrifices too. Some men could barely dust the sand off their boots before their spouses said they wanted a divorce. Some soldiers are still there. Some had babies born during this deployment. Some of them had girlfriends who left them mid deployment. And the ultimate sacrifice was made by two soldiers and their families. They were brave. Their families made the ultimate sacrifice. Please say a special prayer for them tonight. I know that I will.

My husband is home and safe. I am thanking God for our families miracle. I heard a positive preacher by the name of Joel Osteen teach of faith that is not shaken by circumstances. Faith that thanks God for the future whether it seems like it can happen or not. I chose to have that faith. I woke up daily and thanked God for keeping my husband safe and for bringing him home to us early. God delivered our miracle and my husband was released a few months early. Tonight I am again thanking God for that miracle of a safe return. Thanking God that I am not worrying if that was my husband injured or killed in another country. Thanking God that my girls have a daddy safe and sound. Thanking God for my hero being returned safely.

Please pray for the families who lost loved ones. And please pray for the soldiers who are still there or on other foreign soil taking care of business so we can all sleep in a warm bed tonight.