A Day for Prayer

Yesterday at work while on lunch I got an email stating that there was a soldier from my husbands battalion whom had lost his life this week while in Iraq serving along side Drew. The email did not give any details except his name and location. That is when it hit. This is real; this is scary. I was also scared to talk to drew for fear that he know the man and was already dealing with the loss of one of his fellow soldiers. But being at work I had to wait.

It was later that night that a young man came in for a haircut who was assigned a "detail" for a Funeral the following day for another soldier that had lost his life surving our country. The reality sets in more. I got off work and waited at my computer all night for word from Drew. Word never came. Anxious and unable to sleep I arose early to see if maybe he was online. To my comfort he was and I was able to here my husbands voice again. He told me that he did not know the man but was aware of the incident. I was cut short and called into work early and went to work with a knots in my stomach not sure what to think.

While at work today another srgt. came in for a haircut because he was assigned to escort a widow whom just lost her husband and must now attend his memorial. This is when it really hit me. We know that people lose their lives to keep this country safe, but today its just too close to home. Drew is always comforting me that his location is safe and he is relatively out of danger. But nothing feels farther from the truth today. I have not felt the fear and helplessness like I do today. The statistics are "so low" in Iraq right now but that doesnt matter because when its your loved one it only takes one. I am writing today that we might humble ourselves and ask that you get on your knees for those heroes that keep us safe. I love my husband so much and today I get that feeling of true humility and fear. God Bless our troops and may my husband and all the other men and women serving our country come home safe!