Deployment

Charlotte and I watched Zach leave last Thursday.



Watching him leave was difficult, knowing it would be 7 months before we saw him again.

Knowing that by the time he got back Charlotte could possibly be walking.

Knowing she could be talking.

Knowing she would have a personality of her own.

(Knowing I'd be in awesome physical shape)

And knowing that he would have to miss all of it.

Since he left, Charlotte has already learned how to pick things up with her hands.

And put them in her mouth of course.

It was also difficult realizing that I would be missing my other half.

My best friend and parnter in life that helps me through day to day.

The man that leads our family, makes the hard decisions, and takes Charlotte from me when he gets home so that I can enjoy a long hot shower alone.

I was realizing that I was going to have to be momma and dadda at the same time.

Thankfully, I am blessed with such great family who is helping me complete the job of playing both roles.



So now we do things like make care packages for daddy to help us feel close to him.

We are living Skype date to Skype date,

all the while trusting God to keep the most important man in both of our lives safe from harm.

"May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other."

Genesis 31:49