Aug 24 2008
Let me explain….
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon here in the deep and dirty and WET south! Fay has been by a few times……I hope she keeps moving. I’ll have to admit though, a distraction…of any kind….is welcome these days.
You see, I have three sons. My eldest is 20 and is soooooo my hero…has been since about age 2. My middle baby is almost 12 and truly is 12 going on 25. The baby is only 3 but still makes it clear that he is a full fledged bona fide member of our little clan.
All that sounds pretty routine and mundane until I tell you that my 20 year old is in the United States Army and is leaving for Iraq in less than a month. That’s why my title is what it is……Heaven and Hell at once. You see, I am soooooo very proud which is why the reference to Heaven but I am also apprehensive and frightened and anxious and worried and frustrated and all those words that make you feel like you are living in hell sometimes. So, I landed here….blogging. Blogging for an outlet for my feelings, blogging for my sanity and most of all…..blogging for moral support. One thing I have learned is that the majority of my fellow American citizens CARE about our troops, no matter what their opinion of the war is……! And I have learned just how caring and supportive my fellow Americans can be….! So, I figure if you join me here on my journey through the heavenly parts and the hellish parts as well, then I am not alone. I already mentioned I am from the South and down here we say…….”There’s strength in numbers”—-I am looking for you guys to be my strength and to share the proud moments, too! So from here on out, I am counting on you all because Vos es meus vires!!!
Well darlin, I’m up North but I feel similarly. My best friend and significant other is stationed in South Korea right now, my good friend just shipped for Iraq yesterday and another close friend goes out in January. You’re never alone, no matter how much it feels like you are :]