As of this writing, my husband has been a soldier in the United States Army Infantry for just shy of 13 years.
Of those 13 years, he has endured three combat deployments totaling 45 months, as well as numerous other intense and potentially dangerous missions/assignments.
We count ourselves incredibly blessed that the Lord has protected him from injury all that time. Because we have many, many friends and battle buddies that cannot say the same.
Well, about a week and a half ago, that injury-free dynamic changed a bit in our family.
Long story short: My husband recently fractured his fibula (the small bone in his leg) when he landed after executing a required jump into Florida with his current job as a Ranger Instructor.
Let’s just say that this turn of events was NOT part of our no-plan-plan. (But are things like this ever on our radar?) [Read more…]
