What I Didn't Know About What Happens When Your Spouse Returns Home
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3y ago
Written 12/20/2020 When Josh got home, we were so excited.  I spent weeks keeping the secret of his homecoming bottled inside because it was so uncertain, and then I had just a few days to prepare for his arrival when we realized it was really happening.  Expectations were high.  And I did not think at all what might happen after we picked him up at the airport.  This happy moment was all I knew to expect. That night, Josh handed me a pamphlet called "Returning Home: Making Your Reunion a Good One."  As I read it, I wondered why I did not have access to the pamphlet ..read more
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The Path to Re-Deployment
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3y ago
Events from November and December 2020 Josh's replacement arrived in Manda Bay mid November so that meant that he would be able to return home BEFORE Christmas.  This seemed too good to be true, especially since mentally, I had been gearing up for a March return. Everything had been so rocky for his arrival there, I just expected the same on the way back to the US.  For weeks, I still refused to believe he might be coming home while he worked on getting the paperwork from Germany and his flights booked.  I did not want to think or say anything because then I would feel devastate ..read more
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I Spy!
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3y ago
Josh was given a picture of his head on a stick at the Vance awards ceremony February 2020.  I kept it so that we could take Josh with us on all our adventures while he was deployed.  Look at all the places Josh went! See if you can find him in each picture.  I spy! Oklahoma Robbers Cave State Park, OK Tenkiller Lake State Park, OK Oklahoma Turner family trip to Denver.  The Utah family met us half way! Denver Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  This was our temple when Josh was completing his masters.  We were just babies th ..read more
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Deployment through COVID- The Waiting Phase
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3y ago
Written 8/2020 So far, I don't think Josh's deployment has been a typical one.  It is hard for us to tell exactly because we have never done a deployment before.  But it is pretty clear that things would have worked a little more smoothly for Josh had he not been trying to move around in a pandemic. He arrived in Germany at Ramstein base on July 12th and finally left the base on August 31st.  He spent seven weeks running and walking outside, hanging out in his hotel room, walking the mall, and getting food to eat in his room alone.  It may sound nice to have so much free ti ..read more
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Who Needs a Deployment Project Anyway?
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3y ago
 Written 11/14/2020 When Josh was preparing to go on his deployment, he told me that many spouses will choose a project to complete during deployment to help them stay busy and pass the time.  I thought, "that is crazy!"  I knew that I would be plenty busy juggling the household, my three kids, my yoga teaching and practice, and my religious service.  That sounded like plenty to do.   But then Josh left.  I quickly recognized that I would not be able to use the many mundane tasks of my life to pass the time and feel fulfilled.  I know that what I do day ..read more
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Scriptures of Comfort for Deployment
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3y ago
Written 11/6/2020 I post scriptures on my front and back doors so that we can read them as we go out the door.  I usually rotate the scriptures bi-weekly and I use scriptures from all our sacred texts, the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants.  A few of the scriptures spoke to my heart during this deployment and they stayed on my bedroom door so that I could read them often.  I love the idea that the Lord is with me, holding my hand, and helping when I need.  Even though my partner is not here, I can always have a partner in the Lord. I love this scripture ..read more
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Deployment- the days roll along
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3y ago
Written 11/4/2020 We have settled into a kind of routine here in Enid without Josh.  Mostly it is me just trying to keep up with the kids' activities, but there are moments to be cherished.  We talk to Josh twice a day.  He and I catch up in my morning, his early evening, and he talks to the kids before they go to bed and before he starts his new day.  Thank goodness for FaceTime.  The kids don't act like they are pining for Josh, but they certainly look forward to their nightly calls with him.  I like to listen, like a fly on the wall, to hear what daily news the ..read more
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The Overwhelming Feeling of Being Alone
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3y ago
Written 10/10/2020  Am I really alone?  No, I am actually rarely alone.  And this is the rub of this deployment thing. I have three kids to manage and a dog, who actually belongs to my husband, but he is not here, is he.  So I never feel alone, yet I always feel alone.  I am alone in the duty of driving my kids to and from ballet (4x a week), gymnastics (2x a week), swim team (2x a week), music lessons (1x a week), seminary (2x a week), church youth meetings (1x a week),  allergy shots (1x a week), and horseback riding lessons (1x a week).  I leave a kid alon ..read more
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Adventuring with Family During Deployment
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3y ago
 Written 9/9/2020 When I asked some of my friends what they did to survive during deployment, many of them said they planned something to look forward to every month.  This idea quickly caught on in my mind because I like to have an outing or event on the books at all times.  The world of COVID has made adventuring a  little bit difficult as plans keep getting cancelled and we do not want to take unnecessary risks.  On our list to do was a meet up halfway with our Utah Turner cousins.  We loaded up on masks, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes, and hit the road t ..read more
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Hurry Up and Wait
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3y ago
Written 7/22/2020 Josh made it off to Baltimore safely and spent two days in a hotel there.  He went to get on the rotator to Germany and since he is headed to Africa eventually, they would not let him board.  There was a case of active COVID that made it into Africa the day before on a military transport.  Instead of calling Germany to inquire (his orders say Germany), they sent him back to his hotel room to work it out on his own.  The deployment folks at Vance and in Germany were annoyed, but were able to book him on another rotator three days later.  So, Josh beca ..read more
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