I was just thinking about the sun rising earlier here within this last week. Isn't it beautiful the way God works; the way the seasons change. Winter...Spring...Summer...Fall...and around again. Not, the fact that Shooter and Sadie jump up on the bed and start playing at 6:45am just so I can walk dizzily to the door to let the puppy out to pee...only...he shoots off the porch out to the corner of the yard and starts barking with his whole voice at our neighbor dog whose been outside for the last hour barking. They called him a Beethoven mix puppy and at four months, I don't think you can tell anything about a puppy (or any younger for that matter). Jim and I believe him to be an Akita mix...Yep, we went from Beethoven to Akita. It seems though, he may just have some traits from a St. Bernard. Lately I've been watching his mannerisms, for lack of better entertainment, and I've noticed that he tends to pause and shake while we're on our daily walks, or he'll soak his squeaky balls when we are playing catch due to the overproduction of saliva, and he'll eat all day long if I let him. So as he is growing larger, Sadie is still ruling the roost, the seasons are changing, and Jim is closer to coming home.
It's late February, Jim has only been gone two-and-a-half weeks and it feels like forever. With the early rising reasons, it draws me to think of the sweet mornings waking up beside Jim. I never in a million years would've thought I'd be so lucky. I feel so happy to wake up every morning next to him. If you've never been married, you'll see someday. I also think it's quite funny because this is where we are opposite in the "opposites attract" situation. He loves to wake up and kiss me to say good morning, his good morning being at 11am; my good morning is at 8am and I HATE kissing just after waking up. I've learned that we have to give a little in a marriage. My giving is giving in to those sweet morning kisses that I've learned to love. When a person is in love, they believe everything is possible. They wake up every morning thanking God for blessing them with such a love that no matter what small and meaningless arguments a couple has, they can both reach an agreement before they go to bed. So in the morning, everything is back to sweet good mornings again.
Life, in general, is so short. But then, if you take a year away from your life with your husband, it gets even shorter. And then, for some military wives; take seven deployments, each a year long, and life together seems a bit bittersweet. Life, no matter how long it is, means believing in the time you'll get to spend with loved ones. Believing that no matter what happens or where they are, if you both believe, you're a little bit closer together by heart. Love is so special and when it comes around you've got to grab it and hold on no matter what happens. This is what it is like being a military family. We are holding on to the belief that we are closer by heart, not necessarily with physical proximity. It is similar to believe we are both under the same moon and set of stars and in that we are closer to one another.
Tonight, we are closer than every before. Our hearts are mended together with no allowance to ever part from one another. Our love is stronger, our hope is flowing over, and our tomorrows are filled with faith that God will bring us together again. You may ask me how we are closer when we're a half a world away from each other. Well, today I was able to visit with Jim for a few minutes. It was so special. Of course he was exhausted, but to here his voice and know that when he said, "I love you" I knew his heart was saying "I love you" too. He mentioned that his days were longer with missions and security, but he would never be too tired he couldn't call me. My heart smiled. I felt refilled with the hope of him coming home. It just made me think about how soon I would get to see him again...and the fact that I needed to find a really cute outfit before then! I just got so excited to see him, I could hardly hold it in. I think Shooter felt the connection too cause he was excited today also. We are all connected by faith, hope, and love.
So no matter where we are in this gigantic world, if we have faith, hope, and love, nothing can separate us. LOVE LOVE
♥ I know you are close tonight, I can feel it. I love you. ♥
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