Just Right
It is amazing to me how just the right things seem to come into your life in just the right way just when you need them.
Or maybe I am just especially lucky in life and love.
A couple of weeks ago when I was feeling down and a little isolated my friends and family came out of the woodwork to offer me support and a much needed boost to my morale. I appreciated every gesture of friendship, no matter how large or small.
Then this past week, when I was brought down by a bad cold, my friends seemed to sense my need and offer their help in the most tangible of ways. A dear friend took care of my kids for an afternoon and gave me an entire day to rest. My husband's friends have been working on getting his truck to start again.
It seems that just when I need something the most, there it is. Or to be more accurate, just when I need people the most, there they are.
I'm afraid to get used to this though. The most important lesson I have learned as a military spouse is to ask for help when I need it. That was the hardest lesson to learn too.
It makes me wonder...what have I done to deserve so much? I can't even begin to imagine but it must have been something dang good.
Or maybe I am just especially lucky in life and love.
A couple of weeks ago when I was feeling down and a little isolated my friends and family came out of the woodwork to offer me support and a much needed boost to my morale. I appreciated every gesture of friendship, no matter how large or small.
Then this past week, when I was brought down by a bad cold, my friends seemed to sense my need and offer their help in the most tangible of ways. A dear friend took care of my kids for an afternoon and gave me an entire day to rest. My husband's friends have been working on getting his truck to start again.
It seems that just when I need something the most, there it is. Or to be more accurate, just when I need people the most, there they are.
I'm afraid to get used to this though. The most important lesson I have learned as a military spouse is to ask for help when I need it. That was the hardest lesson to learn too.
It makes me wonder...what have I done to deserve so much? I can't even begin to imagine but it must have been something dang good.
Labels: challenges, deployment, family, friends, life at home
posted by Major Mom at 9:52 PM
Karen is a military wife and stay-at-home mother to a seven-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son. A Boston native who’s lived in the Shreveport-Bossier area for eight years, she spends most of her time volunteering at her kids’ school, supporting her husband, playing with her friends and watching her hair turn gray. In between, she writes about her life here on her blog.
2 Comments:
You deserve all the TLC you are getting from your friends. That is the Air Force family. We take care of each other. I had some rough times myself and my friends and co-workers were always there to see me through. It is no differant if you are the active person or the spouse. I was always the deployed person but, people were always there to help my husband while I was deployed. Thankfully they just did stuff without being asked because he would never ask for it. May God continue to richly bless you and your family.
Thank you so much!
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