The Final Days of Deployment
For months, life had been a blend of anticipation and longing for the Marine. A distance, a time difference, quiet nights filled with longing to hear his wife’s voice-well, all of it weighed heavily on him. His unit was stationed in a foreign land, working tirelessly to complete their mission. Each passing day was his eternity, but he clung to the hope of going back home to the one person in his life whom he loves most.
His wife had been living with the same yearning, too. The military spouse struggles of daily life had made her test her strength, but she never faltered. Between long phone calls and an intermittent video chat, she’d managed to find a way. But what was keeping her going the excitement of his return. She had dreamed of this day, planning every detail of their reunion-from the moment he’d step off the plane to the hug that would follow.
Both had been marking off the days as his deployment was coming to an end, each counted down, full of hope, eager to reunite. They missed each other more than words could say, and this seemed just the right time to start a new chapter in their lives together. The Marine was not, however, aware of the life-changing surprise his wife had prepared for him when he finally came home.
