How ya holdin' up?

It's the holidays- it's stressful. How are you holding up? I'm hanging in there, but only by a thread. I feel like my gift giving has been sub par this year. I haven't made any home made candies- which is a family tradition. I barely got Christmas cards out it security printed envelopes (I know super tacky) and I am typing this with a pile of tissues for my stuffy nose right by the laptop.

I'm gonna make a huge generalization, but I feel like holidays are extra hard on military families. Spouses, daddy's and mommy's are gone, and there usually isn't family right by to fill in the gap. DH got called out on a mission on Thanksgiving day, which ruined our Thanksgiving plans and our much needed 4 day weekend as a little family. I will admit that I might have been a teeny bit bitter when I thought how unfair it was that while most people were making preparations for family and friends to visit, we were making preparations for DH to leave. We held it together (barely) and DH was blessed with a short mission.

We are hoping, praying, wishing, and even asking Santa that DH will be here this Christmas. He has been working really, really long days, but he's here, so we are grateful for that. I can't help feel this sense of dread not knowing whether or not DH will be here. It really puts a damper on the holiday spirit. I hope that your loved ones will be home for the holidays. If their not, I hope your separated family is still surrounded with love, joy, and peace. I truly hope you are holding up ok. You will make it through and so will I. I know it, because it's our only option and we are strong enough to do it.