Gentle Reminders

Gentle reminders are those things that remind of God's presence in our lives and that we are not alone in this world. It has been crazy this week, getting back and getting ready for Roger to come home. Thursday was no different, except I had a few gentle reminders along the way. I went to Bragg, I know, what was I thinking? It was crazy, I saw 4 car accidents that blocked major roads, making transversing post impossible. When I was at Clothing and Sales to return items Roger had bought, I had a very nice cashier who helped me even though I did not have the credit card Roger had bought the items with. She was able to refund the money without the actual card and I am very grateful she made the extra effort for us.

When we got home, I had a message on the machine from my friend Tina who is married to one of the interns. She calling to tell me that they were picking rotations for next year on Friday. She knew Roger was gone and wanted to make sure I knew. I didn't, but Roger was coming home Thursday night and would make the meeting. Tina emailed me the list so Roger would have it before hand. We are so grateful for that, and it was a reminder of the good friends we have made here in NC. We are so lucky to have them watching out for us.

Finally, when I went to the airport to pick up Roger, the flight was delayed. So Jena and I were doing laps. We met another family doing the same with their one year old. Their husband/dad was coming home for Afghanistan on the same flight from Atlanta Roger was. She said she had not seen her husband since he was on leave when her son was born 13 months ago. I was reminded of how much harder some of my "neighbors" have it. And I was truely grateful that Roger had only been gone a week.