I assume that she is in her early 20s and you would think that she has 100 deployments under her belt. She is creative and honest with her posts. On bad days she writes about them. On good days she writes about those also.
Today’s post was really... well really...convicting. She talked about a lot but at the end she had this…
"Anyways, I think that everyone who is having a hard time with deployment should make a list (I love list making) of everything that they want to accomplish, try, and develop this year. I know most of us have our deployment "to do" lists. But go a little deeper this time. What type of person do you want to be at the end? What do you truly want to accomplish? Deployment doesn't necessarily need the soul sucking demon we make it. Our trials are opportunities. "
Wow! What a great way to look at it...and I am not sure that I was too far from this before Wyatt left, but with each day that he is gone, I have been focusing more on counting down than counting up if that makes any sense. Just trying to stay busy for the sake of being busy... so busy that I don't have to feel the deployment. I would do this when I was in college but the problem is that eventually I crash. I can't afford to crash right now. Don't you worry I still have my paper chain and calendar that I cross off every morning (feels so great to say goodbye to August!) but I am hoping to spend my time now becoming the person that I want to be for Wyatt and more importantly myself. Right now...I have my To Do List listed at the top of the blog. A list of things, not to keep me busy, but to make me step by step closer to the person that I want to be. Plus anyone that knows me and my Type-A personality knows that I too LOVE a good to do list!
