Mommy takes over my blog....

Not sure where to begin with the last couple of days. They have been full of mixed emotions. Sadness, anger, anxiousness, nervousness, frustration, and yes even a little bit of excitement and contentment or relief(depending on side of the process you are on). Those that have been in or associated with the military in any way understand this process. We all know it is bound to happen at some point to us all. Sure, you can try to prepare yourself for it. Still it is one of those things that will never get any easier with repetition. Instead it just gets more familiar(for lack of better words). It is never easy to see a very good friend go no matter how many times you have been through it or seen it happen.

You remember and cherish the time you had together. Tuck it away in a special memory file. You pray that some day God will bring you back together even if it is at a different base. You also find out quick what options you have out there for continued communication. And then you find out there is a whole world in forms of communication especially in today's technology. The simple "Hi, how are you?" or the "just checking in" posts on Facebook come to mean something so much more then you ever would have thought. A simple Christmas or "Just thinking of you" card becomes a highly treasured item. Even when we hit a fast pace in our lifes and we don't get the time to talk, chat, skype, or email on a regular basis, we always know that the friendship is still just as strong as it was when we first became friends.

I am VERY grateful for today's technology! It is great that things like Facebook, email, and Skype have made it SO much easier for us to stay in touch more often.

They say that knowledge is power. But knowing that it is going to happen and even when doesn't make it any easier. But on a flip side, the knowledge that the bonds of friendship forged within the military are unbreakable IS power!