Most of you probably saw my Instagram post on Tuesday... If you missed it, here it is...
And you're probably wondering why in the world he would shave off his beard.
Fact: He hasn't been fully shaven since before we got engaged... that's over 3 years ago...
Well... Stuart is officially in the military.
Yep, you read that right. The military. He joined the Army National Guard Tuesday. This has really been a long time coming.
He has been working on this since February but this was not the first time he has tried.
So you're probably asking what does this mean?
Well, he is in the Army Band unit of the Army National Guard. He will have to go to Basic Training and AIT in the spring. Other than that, he will still be teaching.
How do I feel about it?
We decided not to pursue this until we were both on the same page about it. So I was at peace with this from the beginning but I do have to admit that when the official papers were signed, I had a flood of emotions. I honestly cried more over him shaving his beard than joining the military haha. I know that there are hard times ahead but I know that this is a great opportunity for us.
How can you be praying for us?
Pray for peace. We are both at peace right now but as the spring rolls around, I know that we will struggle with it in some way.
Pray for safety. Basic Training and AIT are not a risk but any time someone is going to be away from home for an extended period of time, you start to worry.
Pray for Sadie and me. It sounds silly but my biggest concern aside from Stuart being away from home for so long is that Sadie will not get the attention she needs. I know that it is going to be a hard thing to adjust to but pray that it will be easy and that the time will fly by!
For those of you who have gotten funny reactions from us when talking about the future, please know that we are sorry that we couldn't be honest and tell you what was going on. We have had to be careful about committing to things knowing that at some point, he would probably have to leave. We just didn't want to tell a bunch of people before it was a sure thing.
