Sacrifice
August 19, 2008 > 16 Comments
I thought I didn’t have time for a Gratituesday post this week, but then I realized that I had an obvious reason to be grateful today and I couldn’t pass it up. Today I have the privilege of watching one of my closest friend’s four boys. I am sure many of you are wondering why in the world it would be an honor to have four extra boys in my home.
Today is a special day for this family. Today my friend will go to the airport to pick up her husband. But this is not a routine reunion. Today her husband and their dad returns home from a one year tour of duty in Iraq. For one year, this family made a great sacrifice for us all. My friend was a single parent for potlucks, soccer games, church activities, fights, laughter, tears and so much more. They shared their dad with all of us so that we can enjoy so many freedoms we usually take for granted.
I don’t pretend to imagine how hard it must be to have your husband/father absent for one year. My husband’s deployments have been much shorter. I am thankful that they were supported by friends, neighbors and their local church during this time.
I am thankful that our friend is returning from his one year deployment safely. Many return injured and some do not return at all.
I am thankful to this family and all the others who sacrifice their husbands, wives, dads, moms, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters. As I type this, my next door neighbor is getting ready to deploy in a few days. Remember these families in your prayers and thank them for their sacrifice.
For more Gratituesday visit Laura’s blog.
Comments
16 Responses to “Sacrifice”
Post your response
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
- 3 Moms
- A Day in the Life of Me
- Books
- Commissary Meal Deal
- Crafts
- Deals and Steals
- Disney
- Food
- freebies
- Frugal Flops
- Frugal living
- Fun
- garden
- giveways
- Goals 2009
- Guest Posts
- Holidays
- Homemaking
- Homeschool
- Kids
- Links
- Military
- Military Commissary Deals
- My life
- organization
- Politics
- Product Reviews
- recipes
- Tips and Tricks
- Uncategorized
August 19th, 2008 @ 9:27 am
Thank you for a wonderful post!!! I agree with you 100%. The family is such a blessing to us too. I try not to think about the end of the month too often though!!!!!
THANK YOU!!
(your family is a blessing to us too!!!!)
August 19th, 2008 @ 9:57 am
That was a “goose bumps” post, Toni. Thanks so much for sharing!
August 19th, 2008 @ 9:59 am
OH — does that mean you’ll get to be with the kids when they see their dad for the first time? You’ll have your camera ready, right?!?
August 19th, 2008 @ 11:01 am
Yes, I will be there when the kids see their dad for the first time. I will definitely have the camera ready. This is a bittersweet day for me because the family will move across the country in a few weeks, on to their next duty station. We have lived close for 3 and 1/2 years, so this will be a huge change! Even this past year (we live about 3 hours apart now) we have seen each other every month! This past month we have seen each other at least once a week.
August 19th, 2008 @ 11:03 am
THANK YOU to your neighbor, her kids and her husband.
Every day you guys are in my prayers for keeping my family safe.
August 19th, 2008 @ 11:16 am
Yeah – alwaysgreat when someone comes home from a long deployment. We will keep thme all in our prayers. My husband is set to leave again in Jan. 09.
August 19th, 2008 @ 12:41 pm
As a military wife, thank you for caring enough to be there for that family while their soldier was gone. You may have no idea how much that means!
August 19th, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
Wow, what a reunion that will be. I feel teary just picturing those boys running to their Daddy when they first see him today. What joy!
August 19th, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
You are a true and caring friend… You both are so fortunate to have such a close relationship. Miles are never a problem when you have love! Give them all a hug and prayer from Golly and Mimi.
August 19th, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
You are so right. You do a have an extra special reason to be thankful. I am thankful for all those who serve our country!
August 19th, 2008 @ 3:55 pm
Awww! Ya done went and made me cry!
August 19th, 2008 @ 5:23 pm
in about 6 weeks we will get to pick up my husband and daughter’s daddy. We are so excited!!!! He will have completed a tour in Iraq as well. Deployments are very very hard, but thankful people like yourself make the sacrifice for freedom worth it.
Lacey
August 19th, 2008 @ 6:59 pm
WONDERFUL post!!!!
August 19th, 2008 @ 9:20 pm
Thank You, and your neighbors!
August 19th, 2008 @ 11:30 pm
I’m so happy to know that this particular deployment has ended with Dad’s safe return. I, too, know this family, and they’ve endured a lot in the last year. I’m very thankful for their sacrifice, and I will be praying for them as they prepare to move once again.
August 21st, 2008 @ 8:43 pm
So glad to see that you recovered your posts!