Valentine's Day

Cupid sets his eyes on the target with his sniper scope, and gets ready to squeeze the trigger with hightly trained accuracy, but his taget is thousands of miles away. . .

I'm sure its not difficult for everyone, but trying to show your loved ones just how much you love and care for them while constantly being so far away has been a task that I'm struggling with. I love my wife and son more than anything in the world, and anyone that asks will get an ear full on the subject. The problem is that its hard to remember to do the little things that constantly re-spark that relationship and keep the romance, mysticism and adventure alive. I truly do believe that one of the hardest jobs in the world is that of an Army wife, as well as an Army mom.

With the war in the middle-east still going on, these strong women are forced to play the role of both mommy and daddy for the children that we soldiers have to leave behind. They have to constantly tell their children that daddy is at work and will be home soon. And reassure them that daddy will actually return.

I didn't get to spend this Valentines with my family this year, or the year prior to that, but I hope and believe that my family knows that I was there for them in spirit. . .

I joined the Army in hopes of being able to provide better for my family, and so far through training, duty assignments, and now deployments, I've only been able to provide for them financially. Hopefully after this deployment, I won't be going anywhere for a little while, so that I can actually enjoy this better life that I have been trying to provide with them.