Jake's Christmas present

So what do you get a man that lives in the desert with very little space of his own? I decided to go with something from the heart. So I decided to write him a song. However, I am not musically gifted, so my friend Jes helped me to shape the words I wanted to say and she put them to music and recorded them with her friend Al Hilgendorf. I could not have done this without them! Jes is so talented and I am so thankful that she was willing to cowrite this song with me.

When going through a deployment there are so many emotions that come up and I have had trouble finding a song that describes my feelings about this. Nothing fit with me. One of my biggest struggles is the dichotomy between how lonely I am and how proud of him I am. This struggle was my starting off point for the song, and the words went on from there. So this was my attempt at making sense of things. Jes is such a talented artist, and her friend Al did such a great job cutting this for me. I couldn't be happier with the results. I am posting the lyrics here, with the slideshow I made (hope you enjoy pictures of Jake and I :) I would love to know what you all think about it. Let me know :)

                 My Soldier, My Husband
                     By: Claire Grimm and Jes VanderRoest

You promised our country, You promised me

You fight for our country, We fight for you and me

The black night accentuates the loneliness inside

My pillow feels damp from the tears I have yet to cry

            CHORUS:

You are my hero

My best friend

My soldier

My husband

You are "The Boy"

My lover

My army man

My over comer

But looking back on that rainy day in June

We stood in the sun, and I made a promise too

That even in the obstacles of army life

I’d honor and respect you, here, as your wife

            CHORUS

The source of my sadness is the source of my pride

I am honored to have a soldier to stand beside

            CHORUS

Our love transcends these miles and these hours

 Revealing the dark night has no true power

 When in the stillness just before sleep comes

I find peace in the promise of our love

            CHORUS

And I get to say that I’m your wife