The Life of The USMC Wife
I began my USMC life in July of 1997 when my my boyfriend, now husband, Jon left for bootcamp. It was very hard but little did I know that that was just the begining. Since then so much has happened and this has just all become normal. The times away, the missed holidays, and everything else that comes with being a Military Wife. I have managed to get passed the anger of being dragged accross country away from everthing I knew. Partly due to some of the things you will find on this page. I hope you find them as helpfull as I have. Enjoy the ride!
When God Created a Military Wife
Just a little note. This Story isn't Pagan but it touched me and I fealt the need to share it.
When the good Lord was creating Military Wives, he was in his sixth day of overtime. An angel appeared and said, "You're having alot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?" And the Lord replied, "have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completly independent, but must be sponsored to get on base; have the qualities of both mother and father during cruises; be a perfect host four or forty; run on black coffee; handle emergencies without a BUPER's manual; be able to handle flu, birthdays, and move around the world; have a kiss that cures anything from a child's torn Valentine to a husband's weary day; have the patience of a saint when waiting for the ship to come home; and have six pairs of hands." The andel shook her head slowly and said, "six pairs of hands? No way!" And the Lord answered, "Don't worry. We'll make other military wives to help. Besides it's not the hands that are causing the problem. it's the heart. It must swell with pride in her husband, sustain the ache of seperations, beat on soundly when it is too tired to do so and be large enough to say "I understand", when it doesn't and "I love you" reguardless."
"Lord", said the angel touching his sleeeve gently, "come to bed, you can finish that tomarrow." "I can't" said the Lord. "I'm so close to creating something unique. Already I have one who heals herself when she's sick, can feed three unexpected guest who are stuck in the area due to bad weather, and can wave good-bye to her husband from a pier or runway and understand it is important to his country that he leaves." The angel circled the model of the Military Wife very softly. "It's too soft," he sighed. "But tough," the Lord said excitedly, "you can not imagine what this woamn can do or endure." Can it think?" asked the angel. "Can it think! It can convert 1400 into 2:00pm." Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the check. "There's a leak", she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model." "It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear." "What's it for?" asked the angel. "It's for joy, saddness, pain, diasappointment, loneliness and pride." "You are genius!" said the angel. The Lord looked somber and replied, "I didn't put it there."
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