Counting our blessings!

We have just 2 more sleeps until my hubby and Seth’s daddy is home :) I can’t wait!

Adam has been in England for the last few months. He started a new school adventure in September which has taken him to England for a year. Fortunately he is coming home in two days to spend Christmas with us :) yay! He will be home with us for a month.

If you know our story you know that Adam and I have been in a long distance relationship turned marriage for many years now. This will be our second Christmas that we get to spend together as a family!! What a blessing! Because of Adam’s job we do not always get to celebrate Christmas, birthdays, Easter etc. with one another on the actual days but what we do is celebrate them when we are physically together (I’ll share that in another post)

I know being the wife or child of a sailor is not easy. It's not easy for any of us but one thing that we do is always focus on the positive to help us through. This is something Adam and I have done and teach to Seth and it has made a huge impact on our lives and relationship.

So when Adam left for England in September we did not know if we would spend Christmas together. However we focused on when we would see one another again in 2017.

Then we were blessed with the news that Adam would be coming home to us in December for Christmas. Now we are focusing on his return in December.

If you are in a long distance marriage or relationship and you are struggling with the absence of your spouse or partner, I promise you it will be ok. I promise you if you and your spouse/partner is in it for the long run, every sacrifice you make now will be worth it in years to come.

My biggest tips for you is to focus on the positive things and count your blessings. When you fill your heart, your mind and your soul with all the positive things in your life and relationship it makes the journey so much better and so much more meaningful and as a results that much easier. Remember that it is not easy for any of the parties involved and each of you have a different perspective on the marriage/relationship.

Focusing on the positive does not need to be complicated. A simple thing as the ability to speak to one another on FaceTime is a HUGE blessing. When Adam and I began our relationship we did not have that luxury. We went months without talking to one another. When we did talk it was for maybe 5 mins (if the phone card lasted that long) and that was just to wish me Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday and to let me know where he was, that he was safe and he was alive. So treasure those calls because some people don’t get them. Make them meaningful, fill your conversations with love, appreciation and support for one another. Trust the journey you guys are on, support one another and love one another with all your heart.

Kars

xoxo