I know there are things going on in the world that have something to do with what I would usually be interested in blogging about. The crisis in Pakistan for instance. I’m interested and reading about what is going on there. I have concerns about its outcome and believe that the consequences of the struggle there will have profound implications for the rest of the world. But I can’t seem to post much about it. I can’t seem to focus enough to put my thoughts together in a post. That’s because its gotten down to days instead of months or even weeks.

This past month has moved by so slowly it seemed like it would never come to an end. It has moved so slowly that I haven’t even felt any particular hurry to prepare for my son’s homecoming. He’s been gone so long and I’ve been so accustomed to him being in Iraq that the idea of him getting out of there has seemed like a distant dream. The homecoming just never seemed to get here, especially after three extensions.

Then yesterday I was talking to my soon-to-be daughter-in-law on the computer and she mentioned the number of days until their wedding. It suddenly struck me that its not that far away. In fact, its not far at all. They will be married before Christmas. Realizing that they will be married that soon lead me to the next thought which is that he will have been home (in Germany) for a few weeks before the wedding. That means, its almost time for him to come home. I looked at the calendar.

The endless month is suddenly coming to an end. Its now just a matter of days.

I was excited and panicked at the same time. Excited that he will be back in Germany in just a few days. Panicked that I’m completely not ready to for the trip to Germany, the wedding or Christmas!!!!

Funny though, I’m really not particularly stressing about it. I’ve not bought a gift. I’ve not figured out what I’m going to wear. I haven’t begun to pack. I haven’t done a thing to prepare. It doesn’t matter. My son will soon be out of Iraq and that is really all I care about right now.

I’m sure the panicking is just around the corner though! It always is.

Its okay though because there are just a few more days till he’s back in Germany.

Soon I’ll be able to post pictures of their wedding!
Joshua Michaela