I've had a lot to think about lately. I met this girl in Arkansas when I still lived there. Her name was Katie. I didn't know her well enough to call her a "friend," but after meeting her once, I knew she was a good person. She is one of those sweet girls that deserve the world. Well she found him in a Marine, named Chad. They fell in love and got married. She started a blog like this but she actually kept up with it. Ha.
Katie wrote about her life with Chad and all the obstacles they had to jump over. The two of them were so in love. I lived vicariously through her writings. I had given up on love and felt that it didn't exist. It was just a figment of the imagination. But I read the way Katie felt about Chad. You could literally feel the emotion through her words. Those words made me believe that even the hopeless people could find love one day.
Then December 1st, while I was browsing on Facebook, my heart sank. I found that Chad, the fearless Marine that Katie had talked about day after day, was killed in Afghanistan. It made me realize that all the measly things that I stressed about meant nothing. Nothing that I worried about or got upset about mattered anymore. This sweet girl that I had once met was suffering something that I could never imagine. The love of her life was gone.
I've continued to read Katie's blog through this terribly hard time for her. Her strength and faith has not faltered. She's as strong as ever. I know she probably won't read this, but just in case...
Katie, I couldn't imagine going through what you're going through. Through your words I have found strength, in every aspect of my life. Because of you, I know that no matter what I was going through, someone else was facing something worse. Chad faced things that none of us can even fathom. Also, us girls who love someone wholeheartedly could never even begin to try to think about how you're feeling. You're an incredible person. You've wrote in your blog about yourself finding peace in this situation. I pray that you have found it & you continue to carry it with you. You're an inspiration to everyone, military spouse or not. As is Chad. RIP Mr. Wade.
I had more to write after this about my every day life... but I don't want to anymore. RIP.
