 My name is Sabrina Schultz, I am 25 years old, and I am a FINE young widow. I met my husband, Dave, when we were in college at Northern Illinois University. We dated for two years, and actually got married on our two year anniversary in 2005. Dave and I moved to North Carolina the following year for his Army career. Dave was deployed to Iraq in June 2007, and our son was born just nine days later. After meeting our son for the first time in December and returning to Iraq in January, he was killed when a mortar struck his office door on January 31, 2008. We spent the morning of January 31st talking online like we did every morning, and this particular morning was special, he just watched video of our son crawl for the first time. He was amazed! Dave talked about having more children and how perfect our lives were together, and we both talked about how happy we were. Eight hours later, the notification team was knocking on my door…
Before moving back up to the Midwest, I was a practicing Infant-Toddler-Family Specialist, or ‘Play Therapist’ for children in an early intervention program. I assisted children 0-3 years of age, with and without disabilities, to learn how to walk, talk, both vocally and using baby sign, and early educational skills. I have a Bachelor of Science in Family and Individual Development, and I’m planning to start my master’s program in January.
I really enjoy being a mother to our 1 year old son, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and going out to eat. Scrapbooking is one of my favorite hobbies, although it’s difficult to find the time to enjoy. When in the car I am either rocking out to country music or Veggietales soundtracks with my son. I love to travel, whenever possible. We have two dogs, Maddi and Sicily that we just adore. Dave and I also enjoyed the outdoors together, hiking, four-wheeling, and enjoying wildlife, these are some of the things that attracted me to him. That, and his compassionate, fun-loving personality.
I became a part of the FINE Young Widows in April 2008, and have enjoyed the support from all the ladies in the group. It has definitely helped my healing, and knowing I’m not healing alone.
"Anyone can give up; it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength." -Anonymous
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." - GK Chesterton
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