Reba stared at an old picture of Brock and she began to cry. "You had the choice of not going to Iraq, why did you go?" Reba asked herself.

"Reba got up and stared out the window which now night. "Brock please come home soon." "Nobody misses you but me." Reba rubbed the lucky necklace he had given her and she started to sing

"I put away the groceries

And I take my daily bread

I dream of your arms around me

As I tuck the kids in bed

I don't know what you're doin'

And I don't know where you are

But I look up at that great big sky

And I hope you're wishin' on that same bright star

I wonder,

I pray

And I sleep alone

I cry alone

And it's so hard livin' here on my own

So please, come home soon (Come home soon)

I know that we're together

Even though we're far apart

And I'll wear our lucky penny 'round my neck

Pressed to my heart

I wonder,

I pray

And I sleep alone

I cry alone

And it's so hard livin' here on my own

So please, come home soon (Come home soon)

I still imagine your touch

It's beautiful missing something that hurts

But sometimes love needs a fighting chance

So I'll wait my turn until it's our turn to dance

I wonder, I pray

I sleep alone

I cry alone

Without you this house is not a home

So please, come home soon

I walk alone

I try alone

I'll wait for you, don't want to die alone

So please, come home soon

Come home soon

Come home soon

(fades to Brock looking up at the starry night then a gun goes off in distance)

a few months later

Reba was washing dishes when a car pulls up in the driveway. "Huh?" Reba goes to the front door and Brock is standing in the doorway.

"Oh thank God." Reba threw her arms around his neck and almost knocked him to the ground. "I'm home for good, I promise." Brock said.


This is dedicated to any person who has had a mother, father, brother, sister, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, or friend go and fight for our country. Be a solider for our country and for Christ. Be safe and come home soon. To any little girl or boy who is reading this story, don't worry your mamma or daddy will come home and all will come home one day soon.