“Find a good spouse, you find a good life – and even more the favor of God!”  Proverbs 18:22 The Message

So the day finally came………….

Lots of preparation, planning, organizing and of course, personal grooming! 

I thank God for our reunion that was better than could be imagined.  At our tiny airport, we had the local news station present, Operation Welcome Home committee and about 100 people who consisted of military members, friends from church, kids’ school families, neighbors, etc.  It was a wonderful sight with flags, banners, live music (cello, piano and guitar from kids music teachers), patriotic cake pops for kids and more than anything….gratitude and excitement!

God bless all the families who continue to be apart right now, who had a loved one come home different from when they left or who never had their love come home at all!

As any challenging time in one’s life, you learn a lot about yourself…..you make mistakes but you do better, you make friends and you learn how to be a friend, you love and miss your spouse yet you learn you can do things that you’ve never done on your own….most of all, you appreciate life and all the fullness therein.  Thank God that my husband is home!