Please keep us in your prayers. Bobby leaves Monday morning for Fort Benning in GA. I am doing okay and he is very excited. Monday will be rough. Thank you all. Beth
We'll be praying for your son. My husband retired from the Air Force after 24 years and he says it was one of the best decisions he ever made...be encouraged! Blessings - Carla
Thank you all for your kind words and also my buddy who PMed me. (What would I do without you?) I am dreading Monday morning and trying not to think about it too much. He is so excited and ready to go. Crystal is acting silly and like it isn't really happening. Remember this is her biological brother as well as our adopted son. It gets confusing. We adopted her first and when his adoption never took place we adopted him too. Prayers for his safety and peace of mind for the rest of us please. Beth
As a proud Army sister, I know that all these emotions are normal. We will keep him and you in our prayers.
Some things changed and now I have to decide if I want to say good bye here at home or go with Freddy to take him to VA. and say good bye there. I can't make up my mind. I think I will do better if I stay here as planned and let Matthew and Freddy take him. I feel like this isn't really happening. Bobby's Sunday School class all went out for breakfast this morning and then had a prayer service for him around the flag pole at our town welcome center. The hours are slipping away.
Oh Beth, I just seen this I hope all goes well. Hay in there, I haven't been in your shoes I am sure it's hard. Remember we are here for you.
Oh Beth, I wish I was closer I would come and give you a big hug and take you for along walk. I am sure it's hard and hurts really bad. Try and stay busy the next few days. Come here and we will talk to you and help you through this. Hang in there we love you girl.
It has been a long long day and a rough one. I have worn myself and Jennifer R. out with my worrying and tears. (Sorry Jennifer, but thanks for listening to me) The kids are missing Bobby in their own way and Freddy is being pretty strong for me. I am doing better and didn't cry when Bobby got to call home tonight. He is in TN tonight and will leave for Fort Benning GA tomorrow. They told him he won't get to call again for about 3 weeks. I hate that, but at least I know and won't be worried about why he hasn't called yet. He sounded good and was anxious to get on with everything. He may have been a bit homesick but he was doing okay. I miss him so much and made myself take the towel he left on the fence down and put it in the dirty clothes. He went to my sister's pool yesterday and was playing around and dropped his towel in the water so he just hung it on the fence. It really got to me when I saw it this morning. I left it there all day and finally brought it in right before dark. Progress! Now if I can open the fridge and not get all teary when I see the grape soda I buy just for him. Baby steps, baby steps. I will get used to this. Thanks for listening. Beth PS-If anyone has a red headed son, hug him for me tonight. Beth
Beth, you know I didn't mind! That's what friends are for! Ladies, Beth had me bawling yesterday morning! It's weird, but Bobby is the age I was when I joined the Army - almost to the day! I was 19 going in and turned 20 during basics. Beths remarks about the towel and soda is what really did me in. I am the oldest of 5 kids and my baby sister was only 9 when I joined. I didn't have a clue until a few years ago just how much of an impact my leaving was on my mom. Not only did she lose her mother's helper but we were always close so she also lost that part of our relationship. I'm not saying we aren't still close but it's much harder when you are in Germany and you mom is in NY! To make it worse, another sis joined and was stationed in Korea while I was in Germany. It seems like eons ago now!
I know what you mean Jennifer R. Something about Beth's post touches my Mama heart. I found myself weeping off and on for Beth yesterday. You could just read the heartbreak in her writings. It really reminded me of when my nephew joined the army straight out of highschool. I remember all the late night phone calls and e-mails w/ his mom. All the tears and prayers. He was her baby boy. As time passed, the pain did lessen and finally he came home to stay. Safe and sound. Just like Bobby will.
Bobby called a minute ago! I had just sat down to come to the Spot and the phone rang. I answered and it was him! He only had a minute or two but he said he is bald now and had his uniforms now which seemed to please him. He has had to have several shots and was sore from those. He said the food isn't too bad. I wanted to keep asking him things but I could hear people talking near him and I didn't want to say anything to make him homesick. He said he could only talk for a minute so I didn't try to keep him on the phone and make it harder for him. He said the training hasn't started yet and they are just hanging out tonight. I know it is going to change soon and things will really get tough. Please keep praying for him. And to my special PM support crew... thanks so much for getting me through this week. Beth
Thank you. It all happened so fast that nobody else got to even say hello. I don't care though. I got to hear his voice!
I have been hoping we would get a letter from Bobby soon and today I heard the mail carrier close the mail box while I was typing a letter to him. I went out and got the mail but it was just junk. As I started back up the sidewalk to the front door I noticed something between two sale papers and there it was! Our first letter from him finally got here! It was short but said that he was doing okay so far just homesick like a lot of the guys and couldn't wait for basic training to actually start. Then this afternoon he got to call for about 3 minutes. I was so happy to get to hear his voice even for that short amount of time. He said to thank everyone for their prayers for him. He said that has really helped him so far. He thinks they will move on to basic training at the end of the week and maybe he will be given an address we can write to then. I sure hope so. I just wanted to update everyone who has been praying for him and for us. Thanks so much. Beth
What a great day for your family. Will continue in prayer for Bobby. Sounds like he is growing each time you write about him.
