Today I write in Thankfulness of my husband, Jason. This man came into my life when I least expected it and took me on a journey I never knew existed. We met through mutual friends while he was serving in Iraq. I was in my first year of teaching, a friend of mine’s husband was serving overseas with Jason. We began writing e-mails to each other, then using Yahoo Messenger to video chat with each other. I had no intentions of falling in love with this man, and he had no intentions of falling in love with me. We soon found ourselves staying up all night to talk to each other, waiting on the rare phone call, and looking forward to the next email. When he returned to Germany after serving in Iraq, we kept up the friendship. During Spring Break, he invited me to fly to Germany for the week, and I accepted. We spent the week getting to know each other. No pretenses, no masks, no pressures. Just friends getting to know each other. I left the week with a new boyfriend. We both were having feelings for each other, but he was brave enough to say something about it. During our dating period, things were hard. We were never in the same place for more than a week. We would plan trips every three months to see each other. I would go to him, then him to me. This was a learning curve for me. I’ve never dated anyone in the military. I’ve never done the long distance thing before. We both had baggage and insecurities from our previous relationships. We were both very independent people who had our ways of leading our lives. Neither one of us really knew what it was to truly trust and live a life as a couple. There were arguments, brief periods of a break, but we always came back to each other. The love we had kept pulling us back to each other. I was completely in shock when he proposed. The day we got married was perfect. Even with the rain, we still talk of our wedding with joy and laughter. After we were married, we truly had growing pains. I was moved miles and miles away from my family. He was learning how to share his life with me, I was learning to share my life with him. The reality of having a wife who’s Deaf and limited sight kicked in for him and it was hard for him. The reality if having a husband in a town so far from my comfort zone was hard for me. We worked through it and all the other hard times. We’ve come out of the storms stronger and closer than ever. We trust each other, we talk to each other, we lean on each other. It took us about 8 years of ups and downs, countless separations due to the Army, us maturing, and a little bit of therapy, but now we truly like each other again as friends. We truly enjoy being around each other.He sacrifices his time with his children to make sure they have what they need and are able to do their extra curricular. He works, so I can stay at home with the kids and the home. While doing this, he’s achieving his Masters degree. He supports me when it comes to all my crazy ideas like gardening, doing jellies, my essential oils, boot camp challenges, and all other things I come up with. He holds me up when I fall, helps me realize my potential, and helps me when I can’t see. He helps when I can’t hear. He takes the kids when I need a break. He helps me when I don’t get the house chores done. He and I are truly a team. We still have our moments as does any couple, but now we are truly “in it to win it” We look foward to our forever home with our children. We talk of possible business plans. We laugh, cry, and grow together as husband and wife.
To my husband, I love you handsome. Thank you for being my rock when I need you. Thank you for being my eyes and ears when I don’t know I need them. Thank you for protecting the children and me. Thank you for providing a home, food, clothes, and a life that been Blessed by the hand of God. Thank you for serving our great Nation with such professionalism and grace. I look forward to the next many years with you as my partner, my friend, and my rock. I love you more now today, than I did yesterday.
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