Transition

Today was my first full day as a temporarily single mom. My husband just got promoted to a position as a district manager and he is now in Georgia for anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months or longer. It's kinda hard not knowing when he'll be home. We haven't been apart this long since before we got married and he was living in Raleigh and I was in Clemson. On top of that, Philip keeps asking where daddy is and I have to keep telling him that daddy is at work. I know everything will be fine because I'm strong enough to handle everything on my own, but I miss him. I understand that sometimes you have to make sacrifices in life in order to get where you want to be, and I appreciate the fact that he's sacrificing being with us so that he can try to make a better life for us. With that said, the timing SUCKS!!!!! I'm trying to finish writing my two retake entries for National Board, it's the end of the nine weeks, our first vacation alone since our honeymoon had to be cancelled, and I'm just flat out tired. I'm actually glad that I have this blog so I can keep a journal of my thoughts and feelings while he's away. It might make things a lot easier for me because I don't have to keep everything so bottled up. It's weird because I'm tearing up as I type this, and I'm not really sure why. Yes, I miss my husband, but it's not like I'll never get to see him again (Lord willing); yes, I have a lot going on professionally that causes stress; yes, I fear being alone, but I also know that I can handle everything God puts in my path because He put it in my path not as a hurdle or obstacle, but another mountain for me to climb and conquer. I will reach the mountaintop. We will reach the mountaintop. I couldn't have chosen a better man to make that climb with and I'm grateful for that.