Adjusting

My husband started on his squad's rotation last week. It has been a bit of an adjustment and I can tell it might take a little while to get used to. Wrapping my mind around being married to a police officer was enough of a challenge in itself. I worry about any and everything possible, so naturally I am going to worry about his safety and all the things they warn officers about in training. But I am trying to trust the Lord for his protection and for His continued hand over our marriage. When he started on his new schedule, he started with working nights.

So, I spent nights tossing and turning not sleeping well and very conscious he was gone and out roaming and protecting the town. Then of course he has to sleep days, so it has been difficult remembering not to call or text. It is going to be a big adjustment in these first few months just figuring out how this new schedule works and will work for us. I don't like it as of right now, but I know I will get used to it. Next month we switch back to days, so maybe that will be easier. This I know is just another learning curve. I still consider myself to be a newlywed, and want to spend all the time I can with my husband, but I have to realize we are living life together now and this is what it looks like. So I choose to accept it, be content in it, and learn how to do this cop wife thing the best I can.