Yes, I know, I used the word....blogs.
But that is what others call them.
OK, I'm whining....
Anyho, I was reading a few military wives blogs, seeing how my sisters' doing.
Only one I would dare comment on and use her name.
The others are really struggling their husbands' deployments, not able to let it go! Let go of the anger, disappointment, pain.
Some never realized how much influence Uncle Sam had over their marriages.
I found myself doing a double take.
He does?
Yes, we have been hit with a Surprise Deployment.
Twice.
We have had to make adjustments several times.
But we have never seem Uncle Sam as the one influencing our lives.
G-d does.
Yes, the President is the Commander and Chief and he signs the orders. But it is G-d Who cuts them. Mark signed on that dotted line 15 years ago to serve, protect and defend the Consitition of the Untied States. I his wife, when I married him four years ago this month, married a soldier during a time of war and knew he could be send off at any time.
The Military only shines a light into your marriage. It can show up what is wrong.
And what is right.
The military has strenghten us as a couple and as individuals. Yes, I miss my beloved. And we should the time and distrance in created ways to share our love and keep the flames burning. Our faith in YeshuaHaMessiah keeps us focus in prayer and in our belief keeps us grounded. As Mark's wife I pray for my warrior and all our nations' heros. I am part of something greater than myself. I am part of what keeps this nation free. Free to worship or not worship as each sees fit. That our languge remains english and if a woman covers her hair it is beccause she choices to, not because she is made to.
Sorry Uncle Sam, but you are not the head of this house.
Yeshua is.
3 comments:
amen to that, Laini. Joshua 24:15!!
I truly do feel for every military family and the deployments they go through; I don't know if I could handle it, but I also realize that if I had married a man in the military that would have been something that would have been a possibility. My husband's dad was in the Navy for 24 years. They had multiple times they were apart but his mom had the attitude that "you do what you have to do" and she did just that. I think we need to continue to support our military families the best we can to help them the best we can as much as we can.
betty
Hi Laini,
Good for you. I hope your attitude catches on ... it would help others cope with the same challenges of military life.
Best,
Marty
What a beautiful entry, you say it so very aptly. God plans our paths and lights our way, for reason that only the Lord knows, but they always comes out the way he plans maybe not the way we always think they should. The Lord only uses the President as part of his plan. God bless you and your husband.
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