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Military Spouse
Yes We Can!...
(With The LORD Him I Can!)
Living Out Of A Suitcase
Summer Memories 2009
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What is a Military Spouse.
Each one may look different and each is wonderfully unique,
But this they have in common:
Lots of moving---
Moving
Moving
Moving far from home
Moving two cars, three kids and one dog----all riding with HER of course
Moving sofas to basements because they won't go in THIS house
Moving curtains that won't fit
Moving jobs and certifications and professional development hours
Moving away from friends
Moving toward new friends
Moving her most important luggage: her trunk full of memories
Often waiting---
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for housing
Waiting for orders
Waiting for deployment
Waiting for phones calls
Waiting for reunion
Waiting for the new curtains to arrive
Waiting for him to come home
For dinner----AGAIN!
They call her a 'Military Dependent', but she knows better:
She is fiercely IN-dependent
She can balance a checkbook
Handle the yard work
Fix a noisy toilet
Bury the family pet...
She is intimately familiar with drywall anchors and toggle bolts.
She can file the taxes
Sell a house
Buy a car
Or set up a move --
-- all with ONE Power of Attorney
*She welcomes neighbors that don't welcome her.
She reinvents her career with every PCS (Permanent Change of Station);
Locates a house in the desert
The Arctic
Or the deep south
And learns to call them all 'home'.
She MAKES them all home.
Military Wives are somewhat hasty ~
They leap into:
Decorating
Leadership
Volunteering
Career alternatives
Churches
And friendships
They don't have 15 years to get to know people.
Their roots are short but flexible.
They plant annuals for themselves and perennials for those who come after them.
Military Wives quickly learn to value each other.
They connect over coffee
Rely on the spouse-network
Accept offers of friendship and favors
Record addresses in pencil...
Military Wives have a common bond:
The Military Wife has a husband unlike other husbands; his commitment is unique.
He doesn't have a 'JOB'
He has a 'MISSION' that he can't just decide to quit
He's on-call for his country 24/7
But for her, he's the most unreliable guy in town!
His language is foreign
TDY
PCS
OPR
ACC
BDU
TAD
And so, a Military Wife is a translator for her family and his.
She is the long-distance link to keep them informed; the glue that holds them together.
A Military Wife has her moments----
She wants to wring his neck
Dye his uniform pink
Refuse to move to Siberia
But she pulls herself together.
Give her a few days
A travel brochure
A long hot bath
A pledge to the flag
A wedding picture
And she goes.
She packs.
She moves.
She follows.
Why?
What for?
How come?
You may think it is because she has lost her mind.
But actually it is because she has lost her heart.
It was stolen from her by a man
Who puts duty first
Who longs to deploy
Who salutes the flag
And whose boots in the doorway remind her that... as long as he is her Military Husband...
She will remain his military wife.
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