....you can't WAIT for your friend's mom to come so you can have a "mom" hug. Sarah's mom came into church Sunday morning, and I almost knocked her over trying to get a hug. The same thing happens when Liesl's (our pastor's wife) mom comes. There is something about a hug from a mom that is just different than a hug from a friend.
....your 5 year old, with tears in her voice, says, "I'll bet Hunter has new friends and isn't my friend anymore." It's sad that at such a young age, military brats have to experience the pain of leaving friends.
....you rejoice with exceeding joy when your best friend's husband makes it home from Iraq safely, and you can't stop praying and thinking about another friend's husband that hasn't come home yet.
....you can't go on leave because the Air Force needs to have a pointless inspection.. Ok, not my problem, but I'm sorry for Shannon.....sorry Shannon!
....you have to wait 4-6 months to find out if your husband passed a rank test. Grr. I hate waiting!
....you know that at any time the orders could come for your husband to go to Korea for a year. So, you wait....not IF it happens, but when.
I guess that's all I have to say about it at the time. I am SO thankful for my husband's steady job in a time where the economy is failing. I am thankful for the medical coverage that we have. No, it doesn't always provide us the best of Doctors (sometimes not even real ones, huh, Shannon?), but in the past 3 years, our family has had almost $50,000 (at least) in medical bills, and we haven't paid 1 cent. Well, we paid $60, but we were reimbursed.
So, is it hard? Sometimes. I don't compare myself to the army wives, or marine wives. They have it a lot harder. But, we are all a special "breed".
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Love you, Jenn! The neat thing is when you can look at the big picture, despite all the frustrating parts, and still know how blessed we are to be able to support our husbands in the work that they do. I'm glad, as the spouses, that we have each other (and each other's moms) to lighten the load sometimes!
Yes, ladies, you are as special breed. A tip of the hat...
We are so thankful for all the sacrifices made by our military & by their families! I should think twice when I complain about Ben coming home late from work, at least he comes home every evening!
Well said!
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