Half way there

I am glad that we are half way to reuniting as a family. It’s been 3 ½ weeks and we have 3 ½ weeks to go.  Thankfully, for me, the time has gone by very fast. It helps having a toddler and a baby to take care of every day. It leaves me no time to think about how much I miss my husband. Then, at night, when I should feel lonely, I am so tired; I just want to do nothing.  This lack of energy at the end of the day is slowing down my packing. I have no desire to do anything at night, so I don’t. Impact: nothing has been packed since Greg left.  

One of my big concerns was how Meredith was going to be without Greg around. She is a daddy’s girl. She loves spending time with him and even misses him when he is at work. Thankfully, Meredith has been doing great. Because of Skype and free calling, she can see Greg 2-3 times a day and talk to him just as many times. She sometimes does not say much on the phone, but I think it gives her a sense that He is around. With Skype, it makes her feel like Greg is in the room.  She has taken a very serious liking to my phone and will kiss and hug it when Greg is on. At the start, she would grab the phone from me, run to her room, close her door and sit on the rocking chair and just have a grin on her face and say nothing. This chair is the chair we use every day to rack her before bed and hold her when she is sad, scared, or tired. So, it holds a special place for all of us. Seeing her take Greg there was bitter sweet. I knew that they both wanted special time together and could only have it over the phone. There are times when she says: I want my daddy!! I have a hard time explaining why she can’t see him or be with him, but The Lord has been giving me wisdom about how to answer her during those times.

Even though we all miss each other and wish for the calendar to magically speed up, things are going well. Greg got a job and started last week. We are both very thankful for this. One, because it’s in his field, two because it gives us a stable salary, and three because it gives him something to do everyday besides look and apply for jobs.  Now that the main task of finding employment is done, Greg is looking for a place to live, getting us a family doctor and an OB and getting a church home to start connecting with Christians in the area.

In the weeks to come, we both have lots to do. Those tasks will make the time go by fast. I know that soon enough, we will all be together again.