New Beginnings
Hubby is home today. I can tell things are winding down for him. It’s been forever since he got up and put on jeans as opposed to a suit. He is self-employed so he is having to “close up shop” while he is deployed. Yesterday was hard for me for some reason; but today I’m feeling pretty good. Nothing like an emotional roller coaster! I woke up yesterday weepy, realizing that his ‘going away party’ is this weekend. (I’ll have to devout a whole blog-entry to his party preparations later.)
Feeling weepy & fighting a cold I headed off to MOPS with my two boys regardless. We have ‘two chapters’ of MOPS at our church. I help with child-care during Alpha week and then I attend the actual meetings on Omega week. So it’s an every other week thing.
Yesterday was childcare. I am lead teacher for the 5 year-old crew, about 15 children. They are all SO READY for summer. The room was bouncing. But I do think that their energy must have rubbed off on me because by the end of the morning I was feeling so much better. A couple of ladies stopped me in the hall to ask how I was doing and give hugs. I shed not a tear, but was honest. Its nice to be comfortable being honest without worrying about being self-centered. It is nice to be cared about! (BTW if you are looking for a local MOPS chapter check-out: MOPS.org.)
As I was driving home I realized that this was my last time doing child-care this year. I have been with these kids since the Fall and I am really going to miss them. It wasn’t always sunshine & flowers in there. (I’m really not a very patient person… and 5 year-olders are pretty good at trying-patience.) But even on a gloomy day, like yesterday, they can cheer me up. I will miss their last meeting because I will be away at my husband’s official going-away ceremony. Summer is coming, Hubby is leaving… we heavy plenty of ‘New Beginnings’ starting in our household!
That reminds me, this Sunday MilitaryAvenue.com is publishing our monthly newsletter. This month’s theme is “New Beginnings.” If you haven’t subscribed yet you can do so at: http://militaryavenue.com/NewsletterSignup.aspx. It’s a fun monthly newsletter full of *your* favorite articles from the site as well as some great new content from partners & our team.
– Leanne from MilitaryAvenue.combyLeanneonTuesday, April 15, 2008
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