I hugged Tracy goodbye tonight
By BlueStarMom1
@BlueStarMom1 (931)
United States
January 1, 2008 9:08pm CST
Well, it is on. We had a small family dinner tonight to say our goodbyes. Lots of laughter and lots of pictures taken and lots of tears.
He Leaves early in the morning and we will not see him again until he comes back from Iraq. Thanks to all of you who have been so kindly patient with me these last few weeks and thank all of you for your prayers. I hope you will continue them on a daily basis. I found out tonight that when he leaves tomorrow he will be one of 3400 from Indiana alone. they said on the news that it is our states largest single deployment since WWII.
I want to thank each and everyone of the other 3399 of them for placing themselves in harms way. God bless each and everyone of them and I have asked him to send his band of angles with them to keep their wings around them every step of the way until they bring them all home safe to the families who love them.
Wanted to let all of my friends know that my Blue Star Flag is now on my front window and will stay there until he walks back through that door. God's speed my dear little boy.
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13 responses
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
2 Jan 08
May God and the Angels watch over him and give him a safe journey! He will be in my prayers. Please pm me when he arrives in Iraq so I can send him some care packages. I would love to add him to my list of troops that I can help bring a smile to their day while they are so far away from home!
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
2 Jan 08
Thank you so much dear friend. Will pm you as soon as we know. It is a daily wait and see thing. Would appreciate all the smiles you can give him.
Hugs
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
2 Jan 08
Thanks Jill, I am going to get out of here for tonight and will catch all of you later. It has been a very long and stressfull day. Hubbie working tonight so here alone. Think it is time to let the tears out, been holding off all day so gonna let them flow for a little while and then try to get some sleep.
Love ya bunches
D
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@dreambiggg (33)
• United States
3 Jan 08
BSM, your family is in our prayers!!! GOd speed Tracy!
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
Thank you so much for your prayers and wishes for God speed.
Hugs friend
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
2 Jan 08
i will definitely pray for your son and all the other troops bluestarmom... hope God will protect them and bring them safely home to their loved ones as you said... please keep on updating us on your son's news and be strong... take care and God Bless you and your family...
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
Thank you so much. You will all probably get sick of hearing me but will try to keep everyone updated. He called tonight and said they were on the buses headed for Georgia. Only been gone a day and he sounded so tires. Gonna be a very long year.
Hugs
@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
2 Jan 08
I will continue to keep you and Tracy in my daily prayers. May God's guardian angels stay close to each service person. I am only a few keyboard strokes away if you need me.
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Thank you my dear dear friend. I will probably chew your ears of pm ing you.
Hugs dear one.
@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
Thank you so much and especially for appreciating how hard it is for us who have to sit and wait and worry.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
2 Jan 08
We went through this in August '06, my son-in-law deploying to Iraq. He deployed from Ft Lee, Virginia, and we were lucky enough to be able to drive the 6 hours and spend a few days with them before he left. He returned home in Sept '07, we were all thankful for his safe return. So, I do know that we support our troops, and your son, and all the sacrifices that are not only made by him but his family. Thank you, and we will be praying for his safe return, as well as all of our troops returning safely home soon.
Freedom is not Free.
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Thank you so very much. I sincerely thank you for keeping us in your prayers. With so many prayer going heavenward to our precious Lord I am sure he hears each and every one. Let's just keep bombarding him with them for all of our soldies and hope that their Allah isn't listening LOL
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
3 Jan 08
My heart goes out to you. I pray that your son returns home safe and sound. Big huggers to you.
@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
I am so glad to hear from you dear friend and thank you so much for responding and your prayers. Will try to keep everyone posted on what is going on as I find out.
Big huggers right back at you. LOL
@GardenGerty (161006)
• United States
2 Jan 08
That's a hard way to start the new year, but we thank your family for this sacrifice. Both him, and you.God bless them all.
@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Thank you so much friend. He and I both appreciate all of the support I am getting from my friends on Mylot. He told me that he is so glad I have found this extra support.
Hugs friend
@AmbiePam (94118)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Oh, hon, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine being a mom in that situation. I would be soaking up every second, remembering every line of his face, and I'm sure you did. Maybe with so many people holding you and he both up in prayer, time will be kind in the effect in has on both of you. Don't forget we love you. : )
@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
So good to hear from you dear friend. Time like these you see who they are and just look at all of the dear friends who responded to this. Thanks for all of the prayers, I am sure our Lord hears each and everyone of them. Hope everyone keeps on sending them heaven ward until they all come marching home.
I love you to.
Hugs
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
3 Jan 08
You and your son will certainly be in my prayers until he's safely through that door. My nephew and my great-nephew both left for Afghanistan today; I guess today was the day for troops to leave from all over the country as there were several other units from our part of Pennsylvania that also left this morning, some for Iraq and some were Afghanistan. So, you're not alone in your worry and in missing someone you love very much. My poor mother-in-law, for her it's a grandson and a great-grandson (they're close to the same age). For my one sister-in-law it's her first grandson and for my nephew's wife it's her first born. For my other sister-in-law, it's her "baby". I'm not leaving the fathers out here, but you're a mom so I thought you'd understand what I mean here, I think we mothers, grams and aunts worry in a different kind of way - or maybe we just show it differently. Anyway, I'm here to chat with whenever you feel the need. God speed all our dear little boys and girls!
Annie
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
thanks for the response dear friend. I also am wondering what this sudden build up is all about. Thanks for the prayers and concern dear friend
Hugs
@terri0824 (4991)
• United States
2 Jan 08
I can't even imagine the heart ache you are feeling right now. With technology being a lot better than in the days of the past, at least you will be able to have some type of communication with him, I'm sure that has to help some.
I didn't realize our state was sending out that many of them! Also what I don't understand is I thought we were bringing the troops back home, so why are this many being deployed?
I stand firm in your prayer of angels with them to keep their wings around them every step of the way until they bring them all home safe.
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Thanks good buddie. I am also suprise with the number being deployed. I have heard a few others say that their states also are sending out Troops. Makes me wonder what is building up sending so many and not hearing that much about pulling them out?
Scary.
Hugs buddie
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
2 Jan 08
You are fortunate to have had time with your son over the holiday's, I have a myspace friend who spent the holidays overseas..
I do pray the all the troops daily, and special prayer for those I know and their families too.. I will continue until this is all over..:)
@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Thanks for the response. I know that a lot of families are having to spend their holidays worring about the saftey of their beloved soldiers. I will get to next year. My heart goes out to all of them.
I will also send up special prayer requests for all of them.
Hugs, D
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@kimberlylynn (978)
• United States
2 Jan 08
Will keep him in my prayers...being a miliary spouse I can certainly relate! We were in Atlanta airport over the weekend and I saw hundreds of soldiers getting deployed. It was amazing and I just wanted to see all their faces for some reason, because they are all someone's son, husband, friend, dad, etc. I was glad to see everyone stand up and clap for them as they walked by.
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@BlueStarMom1 (931)
• United States
4 Jan 08
Thanks for response. Yours has made me wonder just how many are being deployed right now. Seems like it is more of a build up then trying to end this mess. Kinda scares me.
