From weddings to births to deaths, to farewells and to welcome homes, this new year has brought, and will continue to bring, many changes to our family. We started off the new year with the marriage of my brother-in-law, followed by the death of my beloved Abuelita. The latter was such a memorable experience I will never forget as it brought all eight of my grandparent's children together as well as most of the grand kids and great grand kids. We were able to stand around her as she passed to the next life and support my Grandpa as he struggled letting her go. Her body is now resting peacefully in her grave as she is in the spirit world surrounded by loved ones that anxiously were awaiting her arrival.
This year will continue to bring changes as we await the births of my sister Rachel's first born boy in less than two months. Then following, I will give birth to his cousin and little brother to our sweet little boy Antonio. We are so excited for both events to take place!
From now until August, we will be fervently praying for my Marine brother's safe return from Afghanistan only to then send my own husband overseas off to war in his place with the Army National Guard. We will continue to fervently pray that he will also return home safely to us so he may get to know his youngest son who he will have to be apart from for the first year or so of his life. I don't think things will really settle down in my own life until 2012 when Brevyn will have had a few months home and time time to adapt to the many changes that will have taken place in his own life.
All that said, I am grateful for my life. I have the greatest most supportive family. Though I'm not perfect and have made poor choices in my life, I know that I have been blessed for the right ones I have made. To be more specific, I'm happy that Brevyn and I made the right choices that brought us together. Though it's tough being a soldier's wife, I know he was the right decision. It's thanks to the Army that I even met him! But that's another long story for another day :)
