This is the first time that I've ever done anything like this but I thought it might be worth a try... maybe I can meet a few people that are "IN my shoes" and I'm positive that there is. I'm a married, mother of one and my husband is now, again, on his way for another tour in Iraq. The feelings that I have are so powerful it's difficult to know where I should ever begin. I've thought for awhile that I would be just better off sticking them into the journal that I have from the first time around but, my best friend told me today that I should do this. I guess the greatest thing I'm hoping to gain is getting to know other people that are going through this in their own lives wife, mother, sister, brother or daughter whatever it all may be.