Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Rollercoaster

Everything changed again. We were told a few weeks ago that DM's R&R would be moved to sometime later in the year so I was really disappointed and grieved the loss of time with my husband. Today I got an e-mail saying that he might getting leave again. I'm excited to see him whenever it works out but it's really hard to keep getting my hopes up and having them destroyed over and over. I don't want to trust anything the Army says anymore - I don't even want to get excited about it because I don't want to be disappointed again. I know God will get us through this like he has gotten us through everything else but it's tough right now. Is this a struggle any of you have faced with military life or something else?
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  1. AnonymousJuly 21, 2010 at 8:31 AM

    Holly,
    Shane thought he was going to get leave in July and then they said he wouldn't get leave. Then he got it in June which was even earlier then originally planned. You just have to like you said not get your hopes up, and pray that God has a plan for this situation. You may get shockingly surprised like I did. I pray that soon he will get confirmation!

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  2. David LoveJuly 21, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    We are with you on this rollercoaster and proud of you both. I am encouraged to see how hard you are both working toward your future even while apart. God has given you both a special inner strength that can only come from Him. love you, Marmi

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  3. AnonymousJuly 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    Hi Holly! Hey, listen, I know how ya feel! We had something worse to deal with on our first deployment. His unit was one of the first over in 03, and when they'd returned to Kuwait after their year, on their way home, they got orders to move back up to Iraq!!! It was an extremely trying time for all of us!!! They even had to remove weapons from some of the soldiers!!! I think God uses these times to really establish that there is NOTHING in our lives that should be more important to us than our Lord! :-))) Now I don't worry about timelines! I'm just like, whatever's your will Lord; I know you've got my back! ;-) If you ever need to talk, I'm here! God bless!

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  4. Holly LoveJuly 24, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    We found out that he's not getting leave in August so that's definitely a bummer but hopefully he will get leave sometime later in the fall. Thanks for your prayers and stories.

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  5. dmpatrick01July 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    i have been thinking about you so much.. lets talk soon!!

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