after months of waiting and weeks of training the big day is upon me and i am excited to be heading off to iraq friday night. of course a lot has happened in my life while i was waiting and some things make it even more difficult to go.
i have talked a little about the friends that i will miss and those people cemented my feelings with a wonderful weekend of events and moments where i again realized how great the people around me are. and even tonight as i led my small group bible study for the last time before my departure, i am amazed at the character and hearts of those around me. and those are just the people in dc. my family will also be missed. while i all ready live far from home in nebraska, my parents, brothers, sisters in law and nieces all play a great role in my life keeping me centered and reminded of who i am.
but there is one that will be missed most of all.
i mentioned that a lot has happened in my life over the past months and one major event was meeting stacy. previously i was completely comfortable being single and i didn't feel any pressure to find a woman to spend time with. after all i had a job that kept me busy and my friends filled up any free time i had so i felt as if i was not missing much. then i met stacy.
i didn't think it was possible to love someone like i have grown to love her. i didn't think a woman existed that could stir me in such a way with not only her beauty but her character and quirks, her passions and her personality. rather than being okay being alone, i now long to spend my life with this woman and i look forward to growing together.
three months is a long time, but if she will wait for me i will come home running. she will be missed.
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