It Does Get Better

It's been a little over 3 months since Jordan has been home, and things are still working themselves back to "normal". Who would have thought how much goes into that "normal". We recently attended a Yellow Ribbon Event with the military to help with the adjustment.

During that, they said to remember a couple of things:

-Life doesn't just pick up where it left off, it didn't leave off. It kept going.
-You filled the void of your spouse, just as they did with you. Now you are working on making room for them again, at the same time.
-Your children do not adjust as easily as what you might think.
-Homecomings can be harder than the deployment itself.
-The emotions are overwhelming, real, and painful... but you have to feel them to move on.
-It will take more time than you think to adjust to the "new" people you have all become, and the new roles you now play.
-HANG IN THERE.

A lot of the information given was boring and didn't much matter, but that list... it hit home. It made me realize that my marriage isn't failing. Nothing is anyone's fault. It simply is an adjustment, and a hard one at that.

So, here we are 3 months later. When I look back at 3 mouths ago, 3 weeks ago, 3 days ago... it has gotten better. With every passing day, it gets better. I thank God for my family, my strong and courageous husband, and the strength to get through this. I have total faith that even on days when I don't think I can do it, He can. Iraq has taken so many things from so many people. It has taken Christmas and Thanksgiving, Halloween, first words, and so many other things. It will NOT take my marriage and my family. That, I am sure of.