Proud To Be A Military Wife

This is for the young women that are waking up at 6am every morning with small precious children that they have been left alone to care for. This is for the pregnant military wife wondering if her husband will make it home in time to watch their miracle happen. This is for the military wife, living in a town or on a base alone where she is a complete stranger to her surroundings.

This is for the women that feel like a third leg when they go out with their friends and their husbands. This is for the military wife that cancelled all of her plans to wait by the phone and even though the phone broke up and cut off every time she spoke to him, she waited anyway. This is a pledge to the women that cry themselves to sleep in an empty bed. This is to recognize the women that felt like they were dying inside when he said he had to go, but smiled for him anyway.

This is for those of you that are faithfully in that long line at the post office once a month handling two large boxes and two small children like a pro. This is for the women that decided to remodel the house to pass time and then realized that they had no idea what they were doing and sighed and wished they had a little help. This is for all of the lonely nights, all of the one person dinners and all of the wondering thoughts because she hasn't heard from him in days.

A toast to you for falling apart and putting yourselves back together. Because a pay check isn't enough, a body pillow in the bed is no consolation and a web cam can never compare. This is for all of you, no matter how easy or hard this was for you.

Our military men are brave, they are heroes, but so are we. So the next time someone tells you that they would never marry a military man, don't bother explaining to them that you cant control who you fall in love with. Just think of this and nod your head, know that you are the stronger woman. Hold your heads up high, hang that flag in your front yard, stick 100 magnets on your car and then give yourself a pat on the back. Be proud to be the woman that you are, be proud to be a military wife.