goodbye's

Today's blog is going to be short. I am feeling sad, our friend Mr. F. (also mentioned in A-Money-Money) stopped by the apartment this morning as I was on my way out the door to work. He came to say goodbye.

Goodbye for a whole, long, long, long year. I realize this is not as big a deal for me as it is for his wife, but I am sad anyway. We spent five long, long, long years in Minnesota and made one friend. We were barely here and made tons of friends... and out of those tons of friends I feel closest to Mr. F and his wife.

While it is fantastic to live in a military town, military people know how to make friends fast LOL, it is also true that goodbye's are a fact of life. I can handle the making friends part, it's a little tougher to learn to say goodbye easily. At least I didn't cry this morning, and hopefully I didn't hug him embarrassingly long or tight. Or maybe I did, and that is okay.

My prayers will be with him and his unit, not just for their physical safety but for their emotional well-being. And for the well-being of their loved ones left behind. Sometimes I feel I am one of the few who truly support the hard work our soldiers are performing overseas. I don't understand why people are against this war. Let alone why they feel the need to be nasty to those of us serving in the military, or governing our country. I cherish this country, my freedom, my right to say what I feel without fear of reprecussion.

I also believe the rest of the world deserves these freedoms and rights. I don't believe we, the US and our Allies, should be alone in this endeavor, I think everyone should pitch in. I admit it is a tough balance, the one between fairness and bullying, but if it obtains the freedom of just one starfish... I believe it is worth it.

So thank you Mr. F. May God watch over you and return you to us safe and sound. I love you.