Getting out of debt
In the first few years of our marriage, my husband and I were stupid. Instead of paying off the small debt we had, we just got more. Well in Oct 2005 it kinda hit it’s limit. We could no longer live like we were and so the decision was made for Ben to join the Army. He had been in before and he knew he would somewhat enjoy it. We also knew it would support us and help us get out of our hole.
Well when you first join the Army you don’t get paid right away. And then they screwed up on the money so things were a mess months later. It was so frustrating. But ever since Ben left for Iraq we have been hitting it hard. We have paid off 24% of our credit card debt since Sept 1st!!! That is exciting. After months and months of seeing our debt go up it is so nice to see it go down and to pay off credit cards.
We have a lot of goals and we know in order to complete them we have to be out of debt. It will be a long road but we are on it and slowly making our way 
Missing my husband
My husband is on day 154 of a one year tour of Iraq. Although we pray he will be home sooner than a year. I have been doing pretty good with it. But sometimes I cry. Maybe it’s seeing a picture of a friend with her husband. Maybe it is hearing about another daddy with their child. Maybe it is when I look at pictures of my husband with his kids and see how big they have gotten since then. It breaks my heart sometimes. But I am getting through it. One day at a time. When I am really sad I sit down and write my husband. I write him about our day, what we have been up to. And that really helps. This really has been the hardest thing I have ever had to do.
