Day 347-Coming Home

Hey guys,

     So, there has been a HUGE influx of videos in social media of soldiers coming home to surprise their family, and I've got mixed feelings about them. On one hand, it aggravates me, and quite honestly makes me jealous. I get it, these people have missed there son or daughter or Mom or Dad while they were away, but it makes me sad. It makes me think, what could happen if Graham showed up on our doorstep one day? What if it WAS all just a big joke? I know that it's not possible, and not realistic, but it breaks my heart. I just swell with envy towards those family who DO get the luxury of seeing their loved ones. On the other hand, it gets me excited, because I know that there WILL be a day when I get to see him again, and get to have that awesome reunion that will be even more epic and heartwarming than ANY of those videos. For me, it STILL seems unreal that he is REALLY gone, or that any of this is really happening, so those videos just make it that much worse, it just makes me so sad. I know that that is NOT the point of these videos, but if you've lost a loved one long before it was time, you can't help but wonder, what if? I wish so much that I could have that experience of Graham showing up at our doorstep, or at church, or whatever, but I know that it won't happen, which just makes the hurt worse. I can't wait for that day that we ARE reunited, and that wonderful moment that I can run into my brothers arms once again. 

<3 Always,
Rose