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This is so hard for me and I don’t know how I am going to survive the following 9 months I love seeing how you listen to God. Our military deserves to be honored and appreciated. Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart. Is it sad, sappy, or otherwise a "downer"? (Psalm 33:20-22, NLT), 5)  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. -, 35. Encouraging words aren't limited to snail mail. ~Author Unknown

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Her loves include Jesus, her family and friends, creativity, playing guitar and singing, coffee, laughing, and of course, writing!

He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. This They don’t automatically have someone to hang out with on a Friday night; they may not have someone to watch the Oscars with, or someone to spend Thanksgiving with. Quotations for Deployment A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. A deployment removes that safeguard, and can make us feel vulnerable and alone. Little did she know: my grandmother used to love making me cinnamon toast growing up. Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts... The Bible says, “Love is patient, love is kind. The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.

Francescon suggests: “Ask the spouse of the deployed service member if you can send a care package to his or her loved one. You are chosen and wanted. “You may not yet have even met this person who's going to explode your heart with love & fill your life with laughter. Moms or dads with kids may also feel frenzied and overwhelmed, as they juggle work commitments alongside their children’s social and academic schedule. The first official deployment of Space Force troops is not to the moon. -, 26. These are the words that often helped soldiers to fight hard and win, and kept the country moving forward during times of great stress. I’m grateful that you are my sister. I love how you love on the forgotten and care for the afflicted. Missing someone gets easier every day because even though it's one day further from the last time you saw each other, it's one day closer to the next time you will. Till we meet shall pant for you. Until we meet again! Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle, rather a beautiful reminder of just how strong true love can be. We want to applaud what they do, what they suffer in order to make our country a safer, better place.

Let Your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in You alone. “Our love is greater than any deployment.” “Distance is only a test.” “Couples that are ‘meant to be’ are the ones who go through everything that is meant to tear them apart and come out even stronger than they were before.” “It doesn’t get easier. Gracy Olmstead's writings can also be found at The American Conservative, The Week, Christianity Today, Acculturated, The University Bookman, and Catholic Rural Life.