24 Hours

ONE DAY

I just said goodbye to the boy as he boarded a plane. I cried. You said you loved me, and you told me you'd talk to me again in... about One Day...

What is One Day?

A sunrise. A Sunset.

Maybe Snow.

Maybe Rain. 

Maybe Blue Skies.

One Day of a Breakfast. A Lunch. A Dinner...

Maybe, today, an ice cream.

This One Day will have trips in the car, 

Singing to the radio, 

Blasting the heat. 

It will have me clocking into work, 

I wonder how many emails I'll read...

In this One Day?

In this One Day-- Will the Utes Win?

With the Dog Listen?

Will I get my Chores done?

This One Day will be like most every other...

...and like Every Day to come.

But, lately, my Days don't go without...

The very thought of YOU.

In One Day, how many breaths will I take?

How many tears will fall?

How many thoughts of you will enter my mind?

How many day dreams of our future?

How many prayers will I get on my knees to say?

All in just this One Day.

ONE DAY...

Is not very much. 

They Come. 

They Go. 

Just. Like. Clockwork.

But this One Day-

This One Right Now-

....Is different.

For in this One Day, 

This 3 Meals, 

This 24 Hours, 

This 10,000 Tears, 

This 30,000 Breaths...

My Soldier is traveling--A Lifetime Away.

In One Day, my focus becomes HIM.

My support of him reaches 100%, 

As his "One Days" now become 100% focus..
To Fight, 

   To Protect,

To Serve, 

 To Honor, 

And to show Love for Our Country. 

While this Very Day may make my heart ache,

not too many more after, 

And then again...

In Just One Day....

My Life Will Be Whole Once More. 

Here's to Just One More Day---at a time. 

**Lauren Jayne Loock**