Just Because....

This afternoon there was a knock on my door, and to my surprise, this is what I found when I went to answer it...

At first I thought Chris must just be trying to get a jump on Valentine's Day. I thought maybe he'd found a good deal on flowers, if you got them delivered early, but then I read the card.

Thank you for allowing me to dream as big as I want to -

Your unselfishness means a lot to me.

I love my family, I love my country & I love my job!

You allow me to enjoy all three.

I love you and miss you very much!

Chris is coming up for orders again, so there's a lot of big decisions to be made about his future, about our future...apparently I've done something right recently! He's in Fallon, NV this week with his squadron, so I guess he's had some time to think.

Later when Clara saw the flowers she said, "Mom? Who sent us such beautiful flowers?"

I explained, "Daddy sent them to me."

To which Clara said, "I told Daddy last night I missed him a bunch on the phone, so I bet he sent them so I would feel better!"

"Yes Clara, I'm sure that's it!"