Humbling, at the least.

I don't know her, and I didn't know her husband, but the Facebook Posts by Leah are heartbreaking. Her husband was in my husband's unit and also in Afghanistan. He was KIA along with three others after they hit an IED, and now she is taking care of their boys and trying to make it alone. I remember the phone call with David on the day the four Alpha's were killed. I think it has been the saddest day of the deployment for both me and my husband. Every few days her statuses will come up on my feed and they are so humbling. I cry for her and I don't even know her. It amazes me how she manages to crack a slight smile in her pictures, how her boys are in pictures holding their father's flag, how she even still keeps up with her Facebook--sharing such intimate feelings. Sometimes I feel like this deployment is impossible, but then I remember my husband is still alive, has all of his limbs, and I can still hear his voice most days. I hope I never have to experience what Leah is going through, but she gives me humility, which gives me strength. She reminds me that even after our Army days have ended, I am one of the strongest breeds of women on Earth. A U.S. Army Wife.