Life as Born's Wife!

Day 12 - A picture of something you love 

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate 

As I sit here while my husband gets ready for work this morning, I find myself just watching him.

Watching as he puts his uniform on. First the pants. Belt. Then the undershirt, and shirt. Followed by socks, boot blousers and finally boots. I think about how very proud I am of him. Of what he does for me, and for our Country! I think about how proud I am to be his wife. Sure, Its not easy being an Army wife. Sure, we have to make sacrifices to support the men serving our country... but I wouldn't have it any other way. I don't wish for him to be a civilian... sure, one day he will be out of the Army, but he will ALWAYS be my Soldier!

As I sat here watching him get ready for his day at work, and find myself shedding a tear. Then another, and another, and another. Sometimes I forget or take for granted how absolutely blessed I am to have my husband here with me every day. I remember that there are hundreds of Military wives or thousands even that would give ANYTHING to have their husbands home with them. So many women struggle everyday with raising their children as basically single mothers, with going to bed alone. Whether their spouse is deployed or if their soldier is fallen.. may God bless them!

From now on, I will try to live everyday as if he leaves tomorrow... I'm sure I will fail some days, probably most. But I will try to have a different outlook on life. To be thankful for what God has given me and to thank Him for that, every chance I get.

So I started doing this on Facebook, but as a friend of mine also did.. I will make them blog posts as well!

So here is the challenge itself.. then I will add the pictures to get the blog up to date.. I started January 1st!

    Day 01 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts 
    Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been close with for awhile 
    Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show 
    Day 04 - A picture of a habit you wish you didn’t have 
    Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory 
    Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day 
    Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item 
    Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh 
    Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most 
    Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with 
    Day 11 - A picture of something you hate 
    Day 12 - A picture of something you love 
    Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist 
    Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without 
    Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die 
    Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you 
    Day 17 - A picture of someone that has made a huge impact on your life recently 
    Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity 
    Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little 
    Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel 
    Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget 
    Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
    Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book 
    Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change 
    Day 25 - A picture of your day 
    Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you 
    Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member 
    Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of 
    Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile 
    Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss 
    Day 31 - A picture of you & a letter that describes you




Day 01 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts 

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

Spending time with my Dad :) He will forever be my fondest memory! I miss him so much

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

My Husband!!! Im so proud of him!

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

My Daddy Book - a scrapbook of me and my dad that my mom made me after he passed = best present EVER

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

my mom lol

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most 

Couldnt pick just one :) They both have been with me through alot and dont know where id be without them!

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with

Josh of course!

The rest of the pics will be new posts every day :) Hope you enjoy and I challenge you to do this as well!

- Meg

So, I admit it! I officially am a HORRIBLE blogger! I haven't posted in forever y'all! Subscribers, I love you all and Im sorry Im a loser lol

Anyways, let me get everyone updated!

So, for a little while now, we werent sure if we were going to be able to go to Illinois to see my family or not. But thankfully, it looks like its going to work out. Josh has to work through the 23rd, but we should be able to head out about 1-2pm that day! I had prepared myself for the chance that we wouldnt get to go, but to be honest, it wouldve devastated me. Ive never been away from my family on Christmas, and the holidays have been really hard the past few years due to my Dad passing. Surrounding myself with family is what got me through. Im so blessed to be able to have that again this year, but not only will it be my family, but also my AMAZING husband! I cant wait for everyone to meet him!