Thursday, March 18, 2010

In Shock

In shock, these are the only words I can come up with to describe how I am feeling right now.

I just found out that one of my bloggy friends and fellow mil spouse lost her husband recently. He was killed while serving our country over in Afghanistan. Rachel is a young wife and mother who is now dealing with the unthinkable

I can remember reading Mrs. P's blog and following along with her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter. That whole time her hubby was deployed and I remember thinking of how strong this girl was, how courageous she was and how positive she was to deal with all that by herself, all the while awaiting her hubby's return and even organizing a sock drive for him and his unit. A few days ago she posted about her new tattoo which was of the yellow ribbon symbolizing the support for our troops. I just loved this girl's amazing outlook on life and again marveled on her positivity.
Today I am staring at my computer screen, in tears as I read her brave post about her husband's death. How unfair it is that one should lose a husband so young. How unfair it is that her daughter will never know his father and how unfair it is that the homecoming you were awaiting for for months on end is not the homecoming you had hoped for.
My heart goes out to Rachel and her daughter Ariana. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. her husband gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. If you would like to stop by here blog go HERE

God bless

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14 comments:

  1. Praying for Rachel and Ariana. My heart goes out to them!

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  2. My heart goes out to her. I don't think I would have the strength to go through what she is enduring.

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  3. I just left her a comment. This is so devastating. My heart aches with hers! Praying for her.

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  4. I just found out about this as well and I'm so sadded by this my heart goes out to them..

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  5. Katie I can't get my emotions under control. I'm with you - read all about her pregnancy, read all about her husband's deployment. It's such tragic. I can't stop crying.

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  6. Oh my goodness. I don't know them personally but my prayers are with them. This is just heart breaking, but I'm sure family and friends will get them through this difficult time.

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  7. I could not imagine what she is going through. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.

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  8. I was up last night when she posted, telling us. I think I had to read it through twice before it really sunk in. Cried with and prayed for Rachel a lot last night. Still am today.

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  9. So sorry to hear about that tragic news - I will definitely be praying for them.

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  10. Soooo sad! My heart and prayers go out to her as well. I can't even imagine :-(

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  11. Oh my goodness, that's absolutely terrible and heartbreaking. My prayers go out to her and her family. So sad.

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  12. This is so heartbreaking, My heart and prayers goes out to her and her family, and also to you to stay strong threw everything.

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  13. I found out about this through another blog I read and I am finding that it is everywhere. I find it amazing that so many people are posting about this and rallying support for her in her time of need. Thank you for posting about her, without these posts I would have never known.

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  14. That is horrific!! My husband and I are considering him joining the Coast Guard. (I know it's not nearly the same.) My heart goes out to her!

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