This morning I had coffee with the ocean.
Mornings are something I never get used to & yet when I’m at the beach I can’t remember why I’m not here more often.
Being alone used to scare me more than anything I could ever imagine, than I married the Navy & being alone would be a lifestyle I would have to learn to accept whether I was prepared or not.
Each season of deployment is a frame of time that stands still. & I’m left to face myself in so many ways… & yet bc of God’s grace- what used to terrify me is now one of my favorite things… not because he is gone, but because I am stuck with myself.
Day one: coffee with the ocean, 2 cups of pumpkin Chai latte, yes 2, and the sun isn’t even awake yet. Sometimes I’m stronger than I give myself credit for, others times I push snooze 11 times in 3 minutes.
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