(I'm beginning to think I'm a once a month blogger instead of my intent of being a once a week blogger!)
Tomorrow is December. I can not believe that 2009 is coming to an end. This time last year, my husband began the journey of becoming a police officer. I was informed of CC's dream that I never knew he had. At this time last year, I was still in shock and trying to understand what was about to happen.
Then, began the crazy application process. I am thankful that the process is so diligent, but it can also be so heart breaking. We put our whole selves out there. We put all of the baggage we have, all of the mistakes we've made, out there. And for a while, to only be rejected.
I remember this time last year being in a state of prayer. I wanted to understand. I wanted to support. I wanted to be the wife I was called to be for my husband. And with God's help, I believe I'm there.
In a little more than a month, my husband will be in Police Academy.
That blows my mind, first of all, but it also seemed like this time would never get here. He got hired by his agency in June, with the terms that he would wait 6 months to leave for academy. It wasn't an ideal situation, but it was a job and it was obviously the place that God felt he needed to be.
Life has changed. This year has been full of adjustments. This year has been full of learning and a lot of questions. I'm a planner and a controller. This year has been hard. If anything, God has allowed me to stop planning so much and stop trying to control situations. Through my husband's new career path, I have become a better person.
I know it will be hard. I am still learning all of the ropes. I will always be learning the ropes. I have found this job is not one you can become comfortable with. But, with God's strength, I will be much better.
Hebrews 13:6 - "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
I'm excited to see what the next year holds for us. It will be a big one I'm sure!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Giveaway!
I am completely in love with kevinandamanda.com! They are hosting a giveaway of some cute digital scrapbooking stuff that is totally cute and would be wonderful to have as I am working on my blog updates!! Go there and check it out! Leave a comment if you want to and reference me so we can both win!!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Fire Issues??
This past weekend (CC's first weekend working graveyards) a little "ruffling of the feathers" occurred between the fire department and the police department CC works for. He said there was obvious tension between the two and some words were exchanged that supported that assumption as well. I also saw on another blog (A Police Wife) Mrs. Fuzz posted a little toy that had the firemen and policemen combo. As I read through the comments, I noticed that one police officer said, "Sorry, we have a strictly "no fireman stuff" rule in our home, so the first one is out. "
Being new at all of this, I never would have guessed the 2 didn't like each other. What's the story on this?? It makes no sense to me....really....
Being new at all of this, I never would have guessed the 2 didn't like each other. What's the story on this?? It makes no sense to me....really....
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Time of Change
CC just finished his first complete week of graveyards. It has been an interesting ride for us, but I can't complain much since I still get to see him a lot. I don't think this shift is so bad, but I'm obviously not the one that is affected by this as much!
Poor CC has been so tired these last few days. Today was a mess for him. We are very active in our church and so it was never a question or not as to whether we would go like we normally do. CC got home at about 6:30 am (after working an extra hour as well since it was the end of daylight savings time) and since we needed to leave the house by 8:30 am to get to church, he decided to go ahead and take a shower and watch some TV so he wouldn't fall asleep and be impossible to wake up. We generally go to lunch with our Bible Fellowship class as well, which we did. On top of that, our favorite football team was playing a game at noon. So, by the time we got home, CC had almost been pulling a 24 hour day. I knew he wouldn't make it watching the rest of the football game on the couch. Sure enough, not 20 minutes after he sat down, he's asleep. Finally he gave into going to the bed.
However, what makes it even more difficult is that his department has scheduled some training tomorrow morning at 8 am for him. He is very excited about this training, since it's spending some time with the CID (which CC finds very interesting anyway), it just happens at the wrong time of day! He will go to this training for 2 days, and then will have some fire arm training on Wednesday, after working a full 8 hour shift on Tuesday. So, the poor baby is already trying to get used to sleeping in the day, but his department is making it even harder by not letting him!
We are a little more than 2 months out from Academy, which will be nice, because he will finally be on a regular schedule! I'm hanging in there just trying to roll with the punches.
I also found out that they have scheduled him to work as normal on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. We had planned to go see my brother and my new nephew, but it looks like I will be going alone. All in all, this is truly a reality check into what it means to be a Cop's Wife. He hasn't gotten his Christmas schedule yet, but that will be a little more flexible since I have 2 weeks off, so if we decide to go somewhere, we can just do it on the days we both have off. I'm okay with not celebrating the holidays on a day that isn't actually the holiday.
Anywho, we're making it work.
At least CC had a somewhat exciting shift with some action over the weekend. You can read about it at his blog.
I found it very ironic that Mrs. Fuzz over at Married to the Law brought up a great discussion about the night shift. It's interesting to see how different people deal with it.
I'm interested to know what the weekly schedule is for other departments. It seems difficult to have a normal life with the graveyard shift and run the schedule CC has. I don't think CC's department is ideal, but right now he's 5 days on, 2 days off with 8 hour shifts. The other officers are 12 hour shifts, 4 days on, 3 days off. I've seen lots of different schedules from reading other posts. So, what is your favorite weekly schedule?
Poor CC has been so tired these last few days. Today was a mess for him. We are very active in our church and so it was never a question or not as to whether we would go like we normally do. CC got home at about 6:30 am (after working an extra hour as well since it was the end of daylight savings time) and since we needed to leave the house by 8:30 am to get to church, he decided to go ahead and take a shower and watch some TV so he wouldn't fall asleep and be impossible to wake up. We generally go to lunch with our Bible Fellowship class as well, which we did. On top of that, our favorite football team was playing a game at noon. So, by the time we got home, CC had almost been pulling a 24 hour day. I knew he wouldn't make it watching the rest of the football game on the couch. Sure enough, not 20 minutes after he sat down, he's asleep. Finally he gave into going to the bed.
However, what makes it even more difficult is that his department has scheduled some training tomorrow morning at 8 am for him. He is very excited about this training, since it's spending some time with the CID (which CC finds very interesting anyway), it just happens at the wrong time of day! He will go to this training for 2 days, and then will have some fire arm training on Wednesday, after working a full 8 hour shift on Tuesday. So, the poor baby is already trying to get used to sleeping in the day, but his department is making it even harder by not letting him!
We are a little more than 2 months out from Academy, which will be nice, because he will finally be on a regular schedule! I'm hanging in there just trying to roll with the punches.
I also found out that they have scheduled him to work as normal on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. We had planned to go see my brother and my new nephew, but it looks like I will be going alone. All in all, this is truly a reality check into what it means to be a Cop's Wife. He hasn't gotten his Christmas schedule yet, but that will be a little more flexible since I have 2 weeks off, so if we decide to go somewhere, we can just do it on the days we both have off. I'm okay with not celebrating the holidays on a day that isn't actually the holiday.
Anywho, we're making it work.
At least CC had a somewhat exciting shift with some action over the weekend. You can read about it at his blog.
I found it very ironic that Mrs. Fuzz over at Married to the Law brought up a great discussion about the night shift. It's interesting to see how different people deal with it.
I'm interested to know what the weekly schedule is for other departments. It seems difficult to have a normal life with the graveyard shift and run the schedule CC has. I don't think CC's department is ideal, but right now he's 5 days on, 2 days off with 8 hour shifts. The other officers are 12 hour shifts, 4 days on, 3 days off. I've seen lots of different schedules from reading other posts. So, what is your favorite weekly schedule?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sorry for the absence....
I am still alive!! Ever since work started up again in August, it has been hard to manage my time well! CC has been around about the same time I am, so we've been spending lots of time together, and nothing has really been too exciting. We are finally seeing the ends of his Guard days and are venturing into the "prepare for Academy" days.
We are in week 7 of P90X, and it's not going as well as it did the first 4 weeks, but life has happend a little and we've stopped being so strict on the diet. But, I'm not going to let this thing run my life and free time! Luckily, CC will still continue to be home with me when we do it, so he will be my encouragement and help to continue through. I see no differences, but I know I'm stronger.
CC's department just hired a new chief this last month, and so some changes and re-organization things have been taking place which is all for the better. CC hasn't spent much time with the chief, but from all that he has heard and seen, he likes him. I know that's an important part of working in law enforcement.
CC has been a little discouraged with being where he is, but we are big proponents in the idea that everything happens for a reason. God has a plan, and there is a reason for that plan. Yes, CC would rather be at Academy right now, and he is proving to be that he should have gone, but it is what it is, and he can only make the best of it. The other cadets aren't coming back with raving reports at Academy, so of course he sees that he could have been there. But, he has a whole new experience in the training he's doing that those guys aren't going to have when they return.
CC has a little over 2 months left before he leaves for Academy, and he's hoping that they bring some more people on to go with him. One, because Academy is over 4 hours away and he doesn't want to drive back and forth by himself. Two, because they need more good officers. The force is really short-handed right now, so hopefully some good applicants will come across so that they may get moved on as well.
He is also going to get to spend a few days getting to do some "classroom" type training with a nearby city CID and some firearm training. He is pretty stoked about this! It seems that it's all coming together now! I actually feel like a real cop's wife these days with all of the gun talk and police shows on TV!
Our biggest change is his shift for the next 5 weeks. CC has finally been put on the overnight shift at least until December. We are unsure of the actual hours during the holidays, but hopefully that will work out that we can travel to go see our new nephew that should be born in the next few weeks.
I think I'm not going to mind the overnight shift too much. I think we'll see each other plenty, and he'll just sleep while I'm at work. We'll see what it does to us, but we just pray that the adjustments can be made in a timely manner and can not have a huge effect on our lives together. From experience, does anyone have any advice on dealing with a night-shift spouse that I might need to know?
Ironically, we had a lesson in our Bible Fellowship class today on letting go of our fears. I don't live my life with many fears, because I know God is in control, but I think this lesson came at a perfect time for me! I'm sure it will be a little scary going to bed by myself and feeling secure at night. I know it's not a big thing, but it can get to be a big thing if I let it.
The 2 verses I will be reminding myself this week:
Psalm 56:3 - "When I am afraid, I put my trust in You."
Psalm 56:13 - "For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life."
I pray that God can keep me safe, but most importantly, I pray that God can keep my husband safe.
We are in week 7 of P90X, and it's not going as well as it did the first 4 weeks, but life has happend a little and we've stopped being so strict on the diet. But, I'm not going to let this thing run my life and free time! Luckily, CC will still continue to be home with me when we do it, so he will be my encouragement and help to continue through. I see no differences, but I know I'm stronger.
CC's department just hired a new chief this last month, and so some changes and re-organization things have been taking place which is all for the better. CC hasn't spent much time with the chief, but from all that he has heard and seen, he likes him. I know that's an important part of working in law enforcement.
CC has been a little discouraged with being where he is, but we are big proponents in the idea that everything happens for a reason. God has a plan, and there is a reason for that plan. Yes, CC would rather be at Academy right now, and he is proving to be that he should have gone, but it is what it is, and he can only make the best of it. The other cadets aren't coming back with raving reports at Academy, so of course he sees that he could have been there. But, he has a whole new experience in the training he's doing that those guys aren't going to have when they return.
CC has a little over 2 months left before he leaves for Academy, and he's hoping that they bring some more people on to go with him. One, because Academy is over 4 hours away and he doesn't want to drive back and forth by himself. Two, because they need more good officers. The force is really short-handed right now, so hopefully some good applicants will come across so that they may get moved on as well.
He is also going to get to spend a few days getting to do some "classroom" type training with a nearby city CID and some firearm training. He is pretty stoked about this! It seems that it's all coming together now! I actually feel like a real cop's wife these days with all of the gun talk and police shows on TV!
Our biggest change is his shift for the next 5 weeks. CC has finally been put on the overnight shift at least until December. We are unsure of the actual hours during the holidays, but hopefully that will work out that we can travel to go see our new nephew that should be born in the next few weeks.
I think I'm not going to mind the overnight shift too much. I think we'll see each other plenty, and he'll just sleep while I'm at work. We'll see what it does to us, but we just pray that the adjustments can be made in a timely manner and can not have a huge effect on our lives together. From experience, does anyone have any advice on dealing with a night-shift spouse that I might need to know?
Ironically, we had a lesson in our Bible Fellowship class today on letting go of our fears. I don't live my life with many fears, because I know God is in control, but I think this lesson came at a perfect time for me! I'm sure it will be a little scary going to bed by myself and feeling secure at night. I know it's not a big thing, but it can get to be a big thing if I let it.
The 2 verses I will be reminding myself this week:
Psalm 56:3 - "When I am afraid, I put my trust in You."
Psalm 56:13 - "For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life."
I pray that God can keep me safe, but most importantly, I pray that God can keep my husband safe.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Nothing much
I know I haven't really blogged this week. My apologies!
CC has actually been on the exact same schedule as I am (7:30am - 3:30 pm) so we have been enjoying our time together. This week and next, he has been going through Guard training so he can do more than walk through one single building for 8 hours a day. He has been very excited through all of this. He even told me last night that his days have been flying past him! That's good news. After I visited him at his building last week, I began to feel sorry for him, because it was just boring. I was only there for 20 minutes or so and was already bored and tired of being on my feet. Plus, there were some very interesting people there. No wonder they need constant supervision in that building!!! Needless to say, we have been enjoying our time together after work. We have one more week of this, and then I'm sure it will be back to opposite shifts again!
We also began a new workout, P90X. I believe copswife started this a while back, but we are on day 6 today. I'm doing okay with it. I'm a small, weak woman, so I'm hoping this will help get some strength, and make me feel better about myself! The hardest part actually has been the diet. I'm going to do some rearranging today and see if we can come up with some better food options for this coming week!
That's all. :)
CC has actually been on the exact same schedule as I am (7:30am - 3:30 pm) so we have been enjoying our time together. This week and next, he has been going through Guard training so he can do more than walk through one single building for 8 hours a day. He has been very excited through all of this. He even told me last night that his days have been flying past him! That's good news. After I visited him at his building last week, I began to feel sorry for him, because it was just boring. I was only there for 20 minutes or so and was already bored and tired of being on my feet. Plus, there were some very interesting people there. No wonder they need constant supervision in that building!!! Needless to say, we have been enjoying our time together after work. We have one more week of this, and then I'm sure it will be back to opposite shifts again!
We also began a new workout, P90X. I believe copswife started this a while back, but we are on day 6 today. I'm doing okay with it. I'm a small, weak woman, so I'm hoping this will help get some strength, and make me feel better about myself! The hardest part actually has been the diet. I'm going to do some rearranging today and see if we can come up with some better food options for this coming week!
That's all. :)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
A Little Encouragement
I am now completing the second week of school schedule, which means that CC and I have seen each other very little! And on top of not seeing him during the week, I had a very busy Saturday with a baby shower and a bachelorette party, both things CC could not join me for. Needless to say, it's been a little lonely. It's been hard. It's taken some work and creativity to communicate to each other without getting frustrated with the lack of time for communication.
To help me out, I looked up some verses to help encourage the situation. God has put this situation before us for me to trust and turn to Him.
Psalm 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.
Jeremiah 17:7 - Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.
James 5:11 - Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
James 1: 2-4 - Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
To help me out, I looked up some verses to help encourage the situation. God has put this situation before us for me to trust and turn to Him.
Psalm 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.
Jeremiah 17:7 - Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.
James 5:11 - Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
James 1: 2-4 - Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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