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December 26, 2003
I have to apologize for not updating my diary in a long time. As the time grows closer to hubby’s deployment I am spending as much time with him as I can. Nothing is more precious than time with your family, we will never get the upcoming year back. Hayden will grow into a much more independent 19 month old and Avery will be ready to start school, it is ironic that the saying “time flies” because it will even when it feels like an eternity. The knowledge that my sons and their father will lose an entire year with each other is a tough pill to swallow for a mother.
I am a very independent person and I KNOW I will survive and come out yet a stronger mother, wife and woman is comforting, but I still ache when I think about Donny missing Hayden’s first steps and words, learning how to give kisses and Avery retelling his school stories in animated detail. I will miss the daily debates on who needs to do the laundry or take out the garbage. The comforting thought is that when Donny comes back is that he will have SO many more years to spend with our boys, that one year is just a tiny snippet in the years to come. I cannot express how much I love this man of mine, who sacrifices so much to make our lives better; it is a privilege and an honor to be his wife. I will you so much Donny, you are my only best friend and I will miss our late night conversations, and your power to erase my bad days at work with just a smile. Many Americans have no idea what many of our armed forces sacrifice for our country, the price of freedom comes great struggle and sacrifice. The rest of my entry is for my husband Donny; he teases me that I am not going to miss him so I have decided to let him know how I really feel about him going to Iraq for the next 12 months.
Donny, you get up at 5am everyday and get home well past 9 many days, you stay up for 24hour duty shifts, care for 5 other men on a 24hour basis and have a responsibility that most Americans will never understand. We get paid well below what most Americans make and go where ever and when ever the government tells us, we have moved 6 times since 1998. I am in no way whining or complaining, we do this because we know that there are many rewards as well as sacrifices, our children will ALWAYS have access to free medical care, we have a house with out the worry of rent or utilities and we have traveled to some great places and met some wonderful people and you help keep our country the crazy and wonderful place it is.
I just want you to know a few things, WE LOVE you and we want you stay safe and come home to us because we need you. You will always be our Hero and we are SO proud of you and what you are doing to keep us safe. We will be here waiting for you. Keep your faith strong and spirits up when things get tough, and don’t forget you are one of the best and most dedicated soldiers in the U.S. Army. You selflessly give to others and you have enough integrity and professionalism for the entire Army and I have the utmost respect for you both professionally.
It has not been an easy journey for you and there has been many times where your hard work and dedication has gone unnoticed by others, but you have always kept your chin up and have been determined to make a difference in your soldier’s lives. Someday you will look back at the time you spent in the Army and know what the reasons were that kept you in when you wanted to quit and you will be proud that you helped protect our freedom.
I will love you forever and I will spend the next year anxiously awaiting your safe arrival home to where you belong…with Avery, Hayden and I.
I love you always, Corinn
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