this is a poem I wrote the other night. I just thought that I would share this with you guys! Hope you enjoy it. This slight wind whispers at my ear carrying the uncertanties future has in store. a year without you. 12 months of wondering praying hoping that you will come back to me. more or less than 365 days that I wont wake up next to you, or feel you pinch me while I try to sleep. Over 8760 hours without your arms around me, keeping me safe. 52 weeks of staying up late at night waiting to see you get online, sleeping with my laptop open on the bed, waiting for that IM. dozens of hand cramps from writing letters daily: how are you, baby? are you safe? Chruch services, heads bowed; pray for our troops in harms' way. Not just then, but while driving also- holding my frog in my hand, crying as I pray for you: God, please keep him safe, put your protective arms around him. 525600 minutes of pure hell- not just for me, but you. Will you be facing danger every single day? Will you be scared? or will you be brave, and rush into battle, knowing that you are fighting with the Lord's light surrounding you, fearless... I'm scared. I'm afraid for you. And I will be so alone without you, my best friend. So now we count down the days to nothing, and then count down the days to being together again. 365 days. 365 days without you. 

That's awesome kristin, you cover so many things that are everyday for us all. Only I would have to edit it to 450 days. Stay strong! 

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thanks. yeah that's why I said more or less than a year, cuz I don't know how long he'll be gone. 

that was awesome, exactly my words! 

beautiful poem. kinda off topic but do soldiers get 14 days of leave during their deployment? and are deployments are usually a year? 

right now they are 15 months, but if they deploy after aug. then its 12. mine is going to be gone for only 12. i'm not sure if they get leave. mine never did. 

My husband got 18 days and that DIDNT include the 2 days it took for him to get here and my husband is on a 15 month deployment 

damn.... that's like awesome. I know hecka people get to come home, but Idk if Charles ever did. he's been deployed twice already, but we were only friends then, so I'm not sure if he came home.