It's Supposed to be a Good Thing...

This morning, as Mitch and I sat having some quiet snuggle time, I said with a heavy heart, "It's already Thursday...".

Usually, that statement would be a great thing.  It would mean that the week has gone by quickly, that tomorrow is Friday, and that we get to have our weekend together very soon.  While this is true and we will be spending our weekend together, it also means that the weeks are flying by and there is not much worse than time zipping by when you are in the wake of another deployment.

"It's already Thursday" means that we are almost one week closer to putting him on a plane.  It means one week closer to shipping half of my heart away.  It means we are one week closer to heartache.  It means I am one week closer to having to console a toddler who doesn't understand why Daddy isn't coming home from work to play, to have dinner, to put her to bed.

As the days grow closer to deployment, I feel myself sinking into more of the sad moments.  I feel myself trying to hide in my cave.  We have to give each other more pep talks and snuggle a little closer at night, hoping for a good nights sleep.  I hate it.  We hate it.  Being apart from the ones you love is never fun.

But, as always, we will get through it.  We always do.  We have God and we have each other.  I'm thankful for this life that I've been called to.  I wouldn't have it any other way.  I'm so proud to be not only a military wife, but HIS military wife!

Are you a military spouse?  What are some ways you prepare for/get through deployments?  Do you have any suggestions for getting young children prepared for a deployment?