Summer is here and we are so excited. This has been a long and hard semester for me. Joe has now been away for 9 weeks. He has 3 more weeks and he will be finished! We can not wait until we are finished with this family separation. He gets to come home on the weekends so it is nice to see him then, but it feels as though we have a weekend marriage and at times I feel as if I am a single mother who doesn't have to provide for her family. This time apart has made me appreciate all the things Joe does for me and Sophie. It has also helped me realize that although I do all the cooking and the most of the cleaning in the house(which I really love doing) he has done things that I took for granted everyday, such as taking out the smelly trash every other day, rolling it out to the curb, checking on the baby when she wakes up in the middle of the night or having my nightly water sitting on the nightstand when I go to bed. For about the first week I would go to bed and wake up thirsty in the middle of the night looking for my glass of water that was not there because he would always get it for me without me having to ask. I also miss him waking up early with the baby and letting me sleep in. Although this separation has been hard I feel it has strengthen our relationship and has helped us better appreciate one another for all the big and small things. The small unnoticed acts of kindness have been noticed to both of us. It has also drawn me closer to the lord. I am grateful the time has gone by fast and for our increased love and appreciation for one another. I also have to say I am thankful my husband is so loving, caring, though, and a provider. I could not ask for a better man to be married to.
This picture was taken in the middle of the night when she woke up to the voice of her daddy finally home.
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