Side-Swiped

In my last post I was totally engrossed in my goal setting.  And feeling pretty much in control of my life for the first time in a long time. 

No matter how much you plan, life has a way of coming at you. 

6 days ago my daughter and her husband of 6 months were notified that hubby would be deploying overseas for a 12 month assignment. In about a week. As he is active duty Army, they live with this possibility yet had been assured that he was not going to be deployed. 

And then the Army changed it's mind. 

I'm a military brat - Dad was what we called a "lifer". I went to 12 different schools growing up and never lived anywhere longer than 3 years.  I understand the "shifting sands" feeling from a child's perspective, now my daughter is learning it from a spouse's perspective. 

My plans for this blog suddenly became muddled.  The posts I intended to write suddenly seemed trivial. My heart breaks for my daughter and her husband yet at the same time I am bursting with pride that he is serving our country in this manner. That THEY are serving the country in this manner. 

Yes, military families SERVE too! 

So the newlyweds are making plans to survive and thrive through this deployment; we are making plans to support them however we can and in whatever manner they need and want us to. 

I am going to continue to focus on gratitude and celebrate the abundance in my life, even though sometimes I feel I really have to look for it. God does have a plan. 

Gratitude list for today...

I am grateful for:

1.  All the men and women in uniform AND their families who bravely and selflessly serve our great country so that we may enjoy the many freedoms that we do.
   
2. Texting - so that my daughter and I may communicate easily and often
3. Time with my son while he is home on college break

Blessings,

Jan