>>> as we watch the scenes of americans coming home from military duty overseas, many of those pictures show dad returning. of course that's far from the whole picture. a lot of women are coming home to dads who have been holding down the fort while they have been gone. our report tonight from nbc's mark potter .
>> good morning!
>> reporter: at a home in ft. bragg, north carolina , it's the start of another busy day.
>> up and at them. get a move on.
>> reporter: stay at home dad tim blake wakes his four kids.
>> make sure you wear a coat today, okay?
>> reporter: and gets them ready for school.
>> did everybody get their homework packed up?
>> reporter: blake is a former high school teacher and football coach married to lieutenant army colonel devin blake who has been deployed three times.
>> you think, i love this person, they're wonderful. that's all you think about. then they're gone and you're like -- what? you don't know how to deal with that.
>> reporter: blake says raising kids alone is hard but is made somewhat easier by their resilience.
>> it's amazing to me to watch my kids thrive. to see them thriving during this time and not just holding their own during a deployment.
>> reporter: to make it work blake and the kids have a steady routine including private time with dad. and doing chores, just like when mom is home. on base, blake is a rare stay at home father and jokes he fits right in with the wives.
>> i'm just one of the girls. you know, i coupon. i cut them out. i go shopping. i do all those things.
>> reporter: he also writes a popular blog about military spouses and the importance of taking time for the family to readjust when the deployed parent returns.
>> you've both changed and so the person who's coming home to you is a different person than who left.
>> reporter: but when the homecoming finally occurs, as it did this week -- [ applause ]
>> reporter: -- all that is forgotten for a while.
>> it's a huge blessing that they have been so supportive obviously. and i couldn't get through it without him.
>> reporter: the end of a deployment, where every member of a military family serves their country. mark potter , nbc news, charlotte, north carolina .
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/45676322/
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