This is my second attempt at blogging and I found it overwhelmingly difficult with two kids... now with three I am not sure what I am thinking... but I am determined to make it work this time.
My friend from church sent me this scripture last week...
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Over the last two weeks I feel life my life is in a graveyard spiral! Yes I am stealing some aviation terms... I should really learn them now that we are a "fixed wing" family. I think I could be diagnosed with a serious case of spatial disorientation. :) Life is rushing by, things are changing, major decisions are being made, and I can't seem to do anything but sit and watch it all take place. Dylan and I had been checking his AKO (army email) account religiously waiting on the assignments for the FW board to drop from branch. I never really thought about how it would feel to be the first to get the news.
Monday, August 20, 2012 @11:30pm I checked the email before heading to bed... there it was...
Dylan, I am working you into FW (31 Oct-15 Feb), followed by training in AZ (3 Mar-9 May), reporting to Wiesbaden, Germany NLT 7 Jun 2013...
Enough said... that was a blow... I couldn't speak, move, or think. I went into complete shock for a few minutes as I read the email over and over and over again! After the initial shock I cried and cried for hours. All I wanted was to talk to Dylan and hear him say it would all be ok and I didn't have to move to Germany. News like that with your spouse present is difficult... news like that with your spouse deployed and unreachable is life altering. Dylan made the career choice to accept the position and I have faith that in the end I will work out all of the kinks and make his dream come true. I just first need to accept the situation and come to terms with what it means for our family.
Dylan and I look forward to his homecoming... we are only a week or two away! Our family needs to bond and work on our communication. We will only have a few short weekends together before Dylan will report to Ft. Rucker for flight school... I must add that this is his THIRD FLIGHT SCHOOL! :) still smiling :) I do not look forward to another 7 months apart... but I know that Dylan is eager to get back in the pilot's seat. The last 18 months in this BAE(non-flight) position have been both trying and rewarding for the both of us.
With this blog I want to document the trials and tribulations we will experience along this new journey!
The seat belt light is on and the plane is moving...
