Can it already be New Year’s Eve? What happened to 2010? Is it already time to countdown to the dawn of 2011?
Yes, it is time to welcome 2011, and as we do I will be starting another countdown. It is 31 days long and it will mark the end of TJ’s deployment. Just as when he was a boy, I find myself wondering where the time has gone. It seems like it was just yesterday when I began this blog and suddenly I’m ready to start the countdown for his final month in Kuwait.
We spoke with TJ on Christmas day. He talked about so many things. Most of all he talked about his current plans for his military future. About two months ago he had said he just didn’t know which way to go. As he has talked with various commanders there on base, it seems he has found clarity and direction. We are so stinkin’ proud of him and how he does this whenever he faces a major decision.
He continues to love his deployment and I know he would stay if they would let him. They have used TJ and his abilities. They’ve challenged him and he has stepped up to the challenge and thrived in it. For this, he has been coined by four different people, including a General! [Note: To be coined is a tremendous honor for an Airman and done only when a higher ranking officer observes service that is exemplary. For TJ to have received this honor four times over is outstanding!]
Thirty-one more days. I count them down with an excitement, looking forward to his return. For TJ it will be a very bitter-sweet countdown. He loves serving in this way and yet he knows that he must return and start focusing on the plans he has laid out for his future.
What will 2011 bring? No one can answer that with certainty. For this mom, I continue to pray it will bring our son home safely, along with his fellow soldiers who serve to protect our freedoms. Let the countdown begin!
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