DH's being deployed

I know that you will manage the home front very well while your husband is in Afghanistan. Sending lots of warm thoughts your way.
Rose

Please tell your DH, thank you, and JamieLea, thank you too. There really is a fear that we do NOT have in America that these other countries have. Sept 11th, brought it in a small amount, but when I hear the jets (we are the home of the Stealth) flying overhead, or see a group of soldiers in town, I feel and am safe.
You have a tough job too! My prayers will be for you and your family.
My Dad was gone (navy ship) for 1 year when I was 4, and my mom went thru many bulbs on the slide projector. She had a slide of my dad bigger than life on the wall, and she would talk to it at night. I never saw her, but she told me a few times she cussed him out for not being there.
{{{{hug from me to you}}}}

"It's nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice."

AnneP.

It's not easy to go it alone, but you have my respect, admiration and prayers.

And give my regards and thanks to your DH too. I am so proud of our military; from the pictures and letters I've seen they are by and large fine, courageous people. From what I read on the blog of one of our guys in Afghanistan, there's a great bunch of guys over there. He'll add to their number.

(((hugs)))!

Susannah

Wish I could be next door bringing casseroles and pumpkin pies to you for the next year or more! With the Afghan elections over your DH will have a great opportunity to help a fledgling democracy. If you're too stressed right now to be proud, we'll be proud for you!

You're gonna do just fine, Jamielea. You're a great mom with lots of support from all over the country!

Shaun

Seconding what everyone else has already said! It won't be easy, but as we all know on TNH, you're made of strong stuff. Hang in there.

Best of everything to your DH.

Be sure you keep us up to date on what he's doing and I'm sure we're all praying for his safe return and your sanity in his absence. I'd go bananas.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

Jamie lea, you and your family are in my prayers! Hopefully he won't have to go til after Thanksgiving (and if he does, you can come spend it with us in Lubbock!!!). I second what Rooney says, tell him Thank You from my family too!

And Rooney, I love it when we drive by Holloman, we always see a Stealth flying around and they are just the coolest things!!!!

Although mine isn't going as soon as yours, my husband is slated to deploy to Iraq in January '06. We're lucky to know this far in advance. That doesn't mean it will be easy when it happens - it won't be.

Know that you will be strong. You will have good days and bad days. You will learn that you are much more indepedent and capable than you ever thought you could be. You will survive, you will love, you will die a little bit each day that you are separated, but you will also rejoice in every day that brings him closer to coming home.

People will be there for you. Learn to lean on people around you. And lean on us.

Nita

Be sure you keep us up to date on what he's doing and I'm sure we're all praying for his safe return and your sanity in his absence. I'd go bananas.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

It's still not sinking in. We still don't know when it's going to happen, not even a rough estimate, which in my opinion sux! Could be this month, could be 3 months, could be 6, who knows. Hurry up and wait kind of thing. I'm praying that he'll be here for Thanksgiving and for Savannah's first Christmas but who knows. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, all are deeply appreciated.
Nita, your husband and family will also be in my prayers

Going it alone has its ups and downs Jamie - I'm glad my DH is only away on business, and suddenly 6wks or so seems like chicken feed. Coming when you've got Savannah so young too won't make it any easier but I guess that busy is probably easier on the sanity. I'm with Lynn - I'd go bananas too.

come visit us a lot and cry when you want... you can't be strong all the time though you naturally want to be strong for DH. This is a safe place to let it go when you need to!

to all army wives (and other family members) - you must be amazing people too, not just your fighters.

Kerri.

lots of love and hugs to Jamielea and Nita, and families.

Honey
xxxxxx

Jamielea and Nita, you and your families are in our prayers.
Anja