We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog post for outbursts of extreme joy and jubilation. Time stops and starts again right here, the clock is ticking…
I opened an email from Hanni and read her flight itinerary for arrival next Tuesday at roughly 9am. This is my child I have not seen, face to face, have not touched, hugged/held in almost two years. I don’t know what it is like to have a child in the armed forces, to not see them and know they are always in harm’s way for months. I know I view the world as a war zone when it comes to my children, particularly when they are a continent away.
We talk, there are pictures shared and social media updates. I want to hold her, I want to gaze into her face. In a world of staying in touch, I am always left feeling wanting.
Here’s to joy and being forever a mother!
These photos are from June of 2013. New memories (Momeries??) about to be made!!
Therapeutic Misadventures 
YAHOO!!!! Kiss my God-daughter, send LOTS of photos!
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So Excited, Steph. she is exploring possibilities of coming back permanently!!
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Enjoy your time together. A perfect Mother’s Day gift.
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Thanks Joyce. I couldn’t ask for anything more!!
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There’s nothing like having your child home after a long absence. Enjoy and savor it!
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Thanks Fred. I haven’t been this excited in a long time. I will savor every second, and no doubt photograph and blog about it!! 🙂
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Yea!!!! I know it will be a wonderful visit!
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Thanks Laura. I am doing everything in my power to convince her to make the move permanent!
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Thanks Laura, I will do everything in my poser to convince her to make the move permanent!
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I have a son in the military. A piece of my heart is always deployed.
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Susanne, my situation is not even close to yours. Thank you to your son for his service and to you for yours. You are in my thoughts. Being a Mother is the most rewarding and heartbreaking position.
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My son is in the Air Force and if I’m very lucky I get to see him twice a year, so I know how you feel.
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She is this person that I just want to sit and marvel at for the first 24 hours. I’m glad I’m not alone in how I feel. Thank you.
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Good for both of you, enjoy your time together! You deserve it.
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Thank you Mark. I am counting down and so looking forward to having this time with her.
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How exciting. It’s hard to be separated from your children but we have to let them fly I guess. Although my boys all live nearby, life often means I don’t see the eldest two as much as I’d like. The youngest one, CJ, I see rather more of than is healthy at times. At the weekend they plotted with Commando to surprise me with a birthday meal. It was wonderful to have all my men in one room and spend time with them and the best present I could have ever wanted.
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