BIRTHDAYS and 5 weeks down (8 to go)

First and foremost . . .  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET BOYFRIEND!  28 years old…happy birthday, babe!!!

Second… I have been in the midst of moving (OH, jooooy…) so I completely missed my update on the progress of school- and time away from each other.     It’s been 5 weeks (5 1/2 now that I’ve written this), and I feel every bit of it.  I miss him terribly and wish every day that I could be out there with him or at least see him. I don’t like being away from him- I can only imagine how hard it is on his family who’s been with him for (now) 28 years.    However, as has been previously touched on, I have the right to feel that way because I AM in this relationship with him- and I’m the ONLY one that gets to share THIS relationship with him…the only one on the face of the earth!!!! How fortunate and blessed and incredibly grateful I am to have that knowledge!!!

He is doing well- acing each test, accomplishing all of his goals for airman leader and staying focused. He’s been sick a few times, and I guess that’s to be expected when our bodies undertake such stress and determination as his has in the past few weeks. Poor kid- he sounds all “nasal-y” and “cough-y” (like that?! Haha- you know you use those words, too!), and I can’t do anything about it. I know our God is sustaining him, though, as He has promised to do. We all know that just because we were accepted by Christ and became His followers that life will not be easy… no, THAT was never promised, as we continually learn and accept every day, right?

Thank you all for your prayers, your emails, your letters, your phone calls and texts and your concern. Keep it up! 8 more weeks of this! I’m so THANKFUL there’s not 11 weeks to go!!!

Continued prayer requests for my man include making time to steal away and be alone with our Savior, a buffered and healthy immune system, time to study and get all of his homework done without going too late into the night, a healthy appetite, a strong and injury-free body…and time for good, solid, dependable, significant communication for the both of us. That’s a struggle sometimes when you’re exhausted and just want to close your eyes for a few days…