What I Didn't Know about My Husband's Return
Written 12/20/2020 Josh was home and we were so excited! I spent weeks keeping the secret of his homecoming bottled inside because it was so uncertain, and then I had just a few days to prepare for his arrival when we realized it was really happening. Expectations were high. And I did not think at all what might happen after we picked him up at the airport. This happy moment was all I knew to expect. That night, Josh handed me a pamphlet called "Returning Home: Making Your Reunion a Good One." As I read it, I wondered why I did not have access to the pamphlet in the weeks leading up to his return. It would have been so helpful! Josh felt out of the loop in many aspects of our life. He did not know where he fit anymore. In many ways I had literally edged him out of our room. All his little piles were off the dresser. His side of the bed now had twinkly lights the kids gave me. Our room had become my online yoga studio space. He did not have enough hangers for his