2 weeks down

I seriously didn’t know it was possible to miss someone this much!!! This is ridiculous!

S has been gone 2 weeks (yesterday) and I can’t believe we still have 11 weeks to go. I have come to the conclusion that I think it’s easier on him because he’s in the new place with the new people and the demanding schedule and the new stuff to do everday. WE (me and his family), however, are still in the same place doing the same things around the same people- and everything reminds me of him. Everything reminds me of how far away he is.

His schedule is much different than we expected it to be, so we’re trying to work through that….trying to get used to the fact that it may not be possible to talk (phone, email, text) every day as we once thought it would be. Trying to get used to the fact that this really IS harder than we thought it would be and that we’re going to have to work extra hard sometimes to just have a sense of normalcy. Trying to wrap our heads around the fact that we’re actually here, in the middle of what we’ve been talking about for 3 months…and it’s only just begun.

There are some good things, though- my boy is feeling better, feeling more confident and taking on a really great leadership role within his squadron, one which will bring him more attention and scrutiny, but will also bring him more satisfaction and honor in the end. He is making friends easily and bonding quickly, bonding well with the many students out there. He is excited about what he’s learning and what he will learn…and excited about how quickly it will pass, too. They just got their first push into the next phase, which means he can leave the base for short periods of time, albeit in uni(forms), but at least he gets to see some of the area instead of ”all base, all the time”.

(Of course, I miss him terribly, and I don’t expect that to get better anytime soon!)

Continued prayer requests: please pray that S will continue to get restful, recovering sleep as he’s still not sleeping great- and we all know how cranky we can get without sleep…
                     – please pray that S will continue to eat well and eat enough at every possible meal
                     – please pray that he will continue to have time and make time to be with the Lord- there’s no leeway with the military, espeically regarding schedules, so if it was difficult to find time before, it’s even more difficult now
                     – please pray that his mind will stay clear and focused, especially as they get further into training
                     – please pray that he won’t be lonely or frustrated, but strong and encouraging, a beacon of light portraying the faith in which he professes

Thanks to all, for lifting him (and us) up. Here’s to making it through with flying colors!