I decided to blog an open letter to my special Military children!
My Handsome Brilliant Military Brats,
You have been asked to sacrifice so much in your little lives. At this point in time, you don't have the knowledge to grasp the gravity of those sacrifices! You both (soon to be three of you) have been born into this life. It's all you know! Yet, it isn't easy just because it's been all you've known. We're coming up on our second PCS (Permanent Change of Station) as a family. We have remained in one place for quite awhile. Five years to be exact. Two of you will be born in at this current station. We've gone through so many life changes besides the ups and downs of military life. Mommy had cancer and that disrupted two years of our lives! Two very crazy years in which you all bounced from place to place with not much stability in between. Not to mention all the emotions that come with that. You all were very young when the roughest part of our lives happened but again, doesn't mean it was easy. You've been brought into this family without choice. God blessed our marriage with three healthy children. Three children who didn't choose their parents or the life their parents have chosen to live. As parents we did take time to consider the option of bringing children into this hectic military life style. We weighed whether it was smart, whether you all could handle it, whether we as parents could handle it. The answer came when God spoke to our hearts and said we weren't to prevent children from coming into our marriage. I also took Matthew 6:25-34 to heart. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself...." We knew that if God blessed us with children then it was meant to be. We believe in our hearts that this is the life God wants us to live currently. We take it day by day. Rather station by station, transfer by transfer. This upcoming PCS will probably be the first that you will actually remember. The first of many! We happen to be going to a place where you all are familiar with and excited about. Yet that hasn't stopped the sadness of leaving behind the life you've known for so long. We know this isn't your conviction and life you've chosen to live. Yet we ask it of you! More, demand it of you! As an adult Daddy chose to sign up to serve his country! And as a wife, Mommy chose to marry and get on board with this life style as well. There's been no choice for you! You deserve much more recognition than you'll ever receive. You will be asked to be without your Daddy more times than most of your peers. You will be asked to move from state to state sometimes, without much notice. With everything you've been asked to sacrifice please know this. We love you! You're more than a blessing to our family. No matter how often Daddy is gone, or how frequently you have to say good-bye to friends, know that you are strong. You are learning so many life skills that most children will never learn. And yes, it won't be easy but believe that there will be benefits. For one, you get to help our country be protected! You get to have a Daddy who helps others. You get to have parents who serve Christ no matter the sacrifices. These sacrifices, you are being made to make, will bless your hearts and minds. Even though you don't know it right now, I promise that it will! I also promise to always support you when you may not have the words to express how difficult and challenging things are. I will love you even when you don't love me or this life we live. Above all, always know that God is there for you! When everything in your life is chaotic and you don't understand or you're angry, God will always be there to listen. HE is ever present in your hearts and minds. HE never moves. He never goes to sea for months at a time. HE is always patient, loving and kind. So my dear sons, as you grow in this life, please know that Mommy and Daddy love you! We respect and admire the fact that you're living a life you didn't choose! Also know that God is there all the time. And HE will never fade! You are amazing, resilient and blessed. Always remember that! Thank you for the constant sacrifice you make!
Much Love!
Your Mother
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