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Joe
Umm who said I planned on having time to write blogs once he gets home? LOL!
OK, so I'll find sometime..he will have to go back to work sooner or later LOL!
posted by
Bel_
on August 11, 2005 at 6:09 AM
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Wifey, I tell you what
I'm looking forward to seeing your happiness on your blog when your husband finally does return. I always look forward to reading your romantic blogs.
posted by
Joe_Love
on August 11, 2005 at 5:57 AM
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Strick
EXACTLY!!!
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 8:34 PM
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You should have placed a warning on this post
It brought sweet tears to my eyes and brought back the night before my husband's 8 1/2 hour back surgery - after 20 yrs of suffering. The night before his surgery he was so wired/nervous/anxious/scared that we like to never got in the bed. Finally at midnight we crawled into bed just to have to get up in 4 hrs to get to the hospital before his surgery. That night he tells me, don't ever forget how much I love you. It wasnt so much what he said but how he said it, as though he was telling me good-bye. I laid there as he drifted off to sleep, crying silently, and watching him sleep the rest of the night.
posted by
StrickGold
on August 10, 2005 at 8:29 PM
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MoonDawg
There is actually one but that from his utility knife winning the battle. Nothing out of the ordinary and nothing worthy of a Purple Heart.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 7:50 PM
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Well it's either out of
sight out of mind or the separation makes the heart grow even fonder. I'm glad in your case it's the second of these. Hope there will be no new scars to memorize when he gets back. The best to the both of you.
posted by
Moondawg
on August 10, 2005 at 7:34 PM
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Kris
I can even begin to fathom what it was like during those times, when one had no way of knowing anything. thank you so much for sharing.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 5:31 PM
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MW
You always make me tear up....I just can't imagine....I posted a letter my g-g-grandmother wrote in 1865 to her son in the Civil war and I'm going to give you just a little bit of it...the more things change, the more they remain the same....thinking of you and Carl, with love:
Lewis, I have been looking for you home for two weeks. Every time the dogs bark, I think maybe it’s you coming. I am hoping I will see you before much longer. I long to see the time when you boys can come home. Seems you have been gone four years.
I haven’t had any letter from Bryant since the 12th of Sept. I understand you had one Oct. 1st. Sorry to hear the bad news it had in it.
Lewis, I am in sorrow about my dear sons, you in one place; Brant and Adams in different places. All in great danger. It almost breaks my heart. Lewis I didn’t think I would be so uneasy about my sons if they were to be out on the battle front. I think Adam will see the hardest time of his life.
posted by
Krisles
on August 10, 2005 at 5:29 PM
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Oh now, you knew what I was saying!
posted by
SomeoneElse
on August 10, 2005 at 5:05 PM
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ZenLady
Thank you very much. It seems to me that you live that lesson everyday of your life as it is.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 5:02 PM
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Jimson
I am many things, but perfect is not one of them...like him I am human and have my flaws...we simply compliment the other so the flaws are nearly as obvious.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 5:01 PM
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Wiley
You always manage to take my breath away. Thank you my friend.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 5:00 PM
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I'm at a loss for words!
That was very touching and I will continue to think of you and your husband so that he returns to his perfect wife!
posted by
SomeoneElse
on August 10, 2005 at 4:47 PM
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MW
Thanks for reminding us. Nice post.
Every single day is a gift and you can't ever get it back again. I intend to savor and treasure every single day for the rest of our lives
Zen
posted by
ZenLady05
on August 10, 2005 at 4:34 PM
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Military Wife
Good for both of you, healthy psychological and spiritual thinking to run things through your heads.
I know He says to you;
See! I will not forget you...
I have carved you
on the palm
of my hand.
Isaiah 49:15Peace luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 10, 2005 at 1:52 PM
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Military Wife
Please go to my blog, and read what I've written for you
posted by
ariel70
on August 10, 2005 at 10:29 AM
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MW--
posted by
Julia.
on August 10, 2005 at 10:15 AM
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Quirky
It odd I really can't say those words these days. After the incident this weekend my hsubnad and I got talking. My exact words were: "If something bad had happened, they may as well just put me right along side of you." Notice certain words missing in the sentence?
Denial is a beautiful thing but is sure screw up one's vocabulary.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 10:12 AM
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MW--
this is wonderful--yes, we all need to remember to do that. I would say though, that instead of "
We were pretty much living as if we were dying." --perhaps you were living with the possibility of death. The end result is the same I guess, treasuring every moment.
posted by
Julia.
on August 10, 2005 at 10:09 AM
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mmm-w
Be assured if nothing else, on rare occasions I can DRAG him into borders with me, you will meet him.
BTW, now that you have a Borders close to you...did you get their card? YOu know your purchases add up and a part of it goes into something like a Christmas account!~
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 10:02 AM
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well...
i loved this post. i love that song, even though i genrally don't like country music....
i can only imagine how much stronger you will be at the end of his time away. i can only imagine how much stronger your relationship will be. i love your story, how heart-touching of a person you truly are...
i, for one, am grateful that you have shared your life. :) i can not wait to meet him someday! :)
posted by
mmm-w
on August 10, 2005 at 9:54 AM
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SilverMoon
Not soon enough for me, but we are finally nearing the end.
He won't be home for good until around Christmas...but given at this time last year, I was merely preparing for him to leave me; preparing for his homecoming is so much better!
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 8:25 AM
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An important sentiment...
...perfectly communicated. I'm relieved you'll be together soon.
posted by
SilverMoon7
on August 10, 2005 at 8:21 AM
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ariel
You described the feeling so beautifully. It is like a bubble and the slightest wrong move can burst it in an instant.
I often wonder how this must be for the children who are left behind. War is scary for all of us but a childs imagination I can only guess makes it that much worse.
posted by
Bel_
on August 10, 2005 at 7:44 AM
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military w
Isn't war dreadful? I can recall today, after over sixty years, watching one or other of my three brothers going off to war,and wonderingif this would be the last time I saw them.
One feels a sort of emotional paralysis ; as if living within a fragile bubble, that might burst at any moment, and overwhelm one with emotion. But, I guess it it was far easier for me, a little boy, than for my parents, and one brother's wife. I can't imaginehow they felt. And how they felt when one of my brothers didn't come back.
I find myself thinking constantly of American familes with people in danger in Iraq. if I were religious, I would pray for them ; but all one can do is hope
posted by
ariel70
on August 10, 2005 at 7:26 AM
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