Military Wives

[cpmarried]

Originally Posted by Claire

Where is Ft Campbell, sounds famillier...
My Aunt is a Captian and Chaplian(sp) in the Army, she is being transfered to Colorado Springs, Colorado this month and will be leaving for Iraq soon. I miss her so much! I am not a Military wife but I am from a Military family.
I pray for those serving over seas and also for the families who are waiting for their safe return....

Ft. Campbell is in Kentucky! It is an ok Base I guess! But my fav was when we were stationed in Ft. Lewis, Wa. But since I only have two to chose from! LOL! Anyway ttyll! (talk to you ladies later)

Paula

[Muffie's Mom]

My husband is retired Army. He served 27 years Active duty. He went in as enlisted and later put in for a direct commission as he already had received his college degree before entering the service. He became a 2nd Lieutenant and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

I always get tears seeing the flag flying in a parade and when I hear the Star Spangled Banner.

I'll be posting a "Ode to the Military Wife".

God Bless America and God bless every man and woman serving our country.

Amen!

[Muffie's Mom]

The Military Wife (a Poem)

The military wife is a special individual.
When she was a girl, her dreams were bold,

As bold as her fine, free gaze;
And every gift of grace and mind was hers in her younger days.

When she was a girl, a golden girl,
With a soul as fine as fire.

She could outshine the brightest jewel
That a rich man's love might buy her.

Yes hers could have been the glittering path
Through a careless, carefree life.

But she fell in love with an soldier,
So she became a military wife.

Away from the home of her childhood
She marched at her husband's side.

For she chose a wide and winding road
When she became a bride.

And sometimes the road was a hard one,
So different from what she had planned;

And sometimes she wept for the home she had left
As she lay in a foreign land;

And sometimes her steps would grow weary
As she followed the drum and the fife;

But she set about making the world her home
Because she was a military wife.

She learned to build a hearth for them
Wherever her man was sent;

And she knelt to plant a garden
Every time he pitched their tent.

Yes, she always planted a garden
Though she never saw it grow,

For she knew before the flowers came
That she would have to go.

But she left each garden gladly
Though it cut her like a knife,

For she hoped it might bring some comfort
To another military wife.

To the hardships in her married life
She brought one simple truth,

A promise that once was spoken
In the ancient words of Ruth:

"Wherever you go, I will go.
Wherever you lodge, I will lodge;

Thy people shall be my people
And thy God shall be my God."

She shared his joys and sorrows
As they made their way through life,

For she was proud to love a soldier
And to be a military wife.

She bore the weight of worrying
What fate might hold in store;

And the wordless fear of waiting
When her soldier went to war;

And the nights that she spent fearing
That her waiting was in vain;

And the pain of wanting someone
She might never hold again.

But she bore his children gladly
Through uncertainty and strife,

And they never heard her crying
For she was a military wife.

She raised a military family
With the faith her love had taught her;

And she gave the pride she had inside
To her son and to her daughter;

And she taught them to love freedom
And to know what it was worth,

As they helped her plant her gardens
In the corners of the earth.

And she never wished for better
Than the road they marched through life.

Because she was as much a soldier
As she was a military wife.

--Author Unknown

[Kobesmomma]

I'm a military mom. My 20 yr. old son is currently serving in Iraq. He was deployed in Jan. 05. He left for Iraq in May of 05. He was supposed to return in May of 06 but he just informed us that he may be staying an additional 6 months. I miss him dearly but am very proud of him.

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Kobesmomma

I'm a military mom. My 20 yr. old son is currently serving in Iraq. He was deployed in Jan. 05. He left for Iraq in May of 05. He was supposed to return in May of 06 but he just informed us that he may be staying an additional 6 months. I miss him dearly but am very proud of him.

I'm sorry to hear your son has to stay over there for another 6 months. You'd think 1 year there would be enough.

God bless all our military people serving our country and giving us our freedom!

God bless America!

[cpmarried]

Originally Posted by Kobesmomma

I'm a military mom. My 20 yr. old son is currently serving in Iraq. He was deployed in Jan. 05. He left for Iraq in May of 05. He was supposed to return in May of 06 but he just informed us that he may be staying an additional 6 months. I miss him dearly but am very proud of him.

I am so sorry to hear about your son! I will be sure to pray for his safe return! I hope and pray everyday that they don't do that to my husband and the guys he is with! Well ttyl!

Paula

[amspoelstra]

My husband is in the Air National Guard (was active duty Air Force). He's home now, but gone quite a bit because his base is a couple of hour drive away from us. He has served in the middle east before and could go over again soon :.(

[Muffie's Mom]

I will pray for all of your men.

They are serving to protect our country.

[yorkiemom1970]

That poem has me in tears. My dear friend Melissa (annadoodle) is a military wife and I admire her so much because of that. My sister was in the airforce and it was so hard while she was gone. My hat goes off to all you ladies (and your brave husbands)

[Muffie's Mom]

That was so very sweet and touching. I did put in the title (kleenex please).

God bless America.

[Sherry Lynn]

I'm the proud daughter of a military wife! My dad did 20, and my mom had 3 kids a year apart.

I've often asked her how she did it and made it seem so effortless. She tells me that she just did what needed to be done. Since all her military wife friends were in the same boat, they never thought anything of it.

Whew!!! New town/state/country, new home, new school, heck-new everything - and all the preparation that entails... I don't think I could do it.

My prayers go out everyday to the men and women in our Armed Forces and their families for the sacrifices they make so that I can have the freedoms that I take for granted every day.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!!

[Breeze]

Originally Posted by Muffie's Mom

The Military Wife (a Poem)

The military wife is a special individual.
When she was a girl, her dreams were bold,

As bold as her fine, free gaze;
And every gift of grace and mind was hers in her younger days.

When she was a girl, a golden girl,
With a soul as fine as fire.

She could outshine the brightest jewel
That a rich man's love might buy her.

Yes hers could have been the glittering path
Through a careless, carefree life.

But she fell in love with an soldier,
So she became a military wife.

Away from the home of her childhood
She marched at her husband's side.

For she chose a wide and winding road
When she became a bride.

And sometimes the road was a hard one,
So different from what she had planned;

And sometimes she wept for the home she had left
As she lay in a foreign land;

And sometimes her steps would grow weary
As she followed the drum and the fife;

But she set about making the world her home
Because she was a military wife.

She learned to build a hearth for them
Wherever her man was sent;

And she knelt to plant a garden
Every time he pitched their tent.

Yes, she always planted a garden
Though she never saw it grow,

For she knew before the flowers came
That she would have to go.

But she left each garden gladly
Though it cut her like a knife,

For she hoped it might bring some comfort
To another military wife.

To the hardships in her married life
She brought one simple truth,

A promise that once was spoken
In the ancient words of Ruth:

"Wherever you go, I will go.
Wherever you lodge, I will lodge;

Thy people shall be my people
And thy God shall be my God."

She shared his joys and sorrows
As they made their way through life,

For she was proud to love a soldier
And to be a military wife.

She bore the weight of worrying
What fate might hold in store;

And the wordless fear of waiting
When her soldier went to war;

And the nights that she spent fearing
That her waiting was in vain;

And the pain of wanting someone
She might never hold again.

But she bore his children gladly
Through uncertainty and strife,

And they never heard her crying
For she was a military wife.

She raised a military family
With the faith her love had taught her;

And she gave the pride she had inside
To her son and to her daughter;

And she taught them to love freedom
And to know what it was worth,

As they helped her plant her gardens
In the corners of the earth.

And she never wished for better
Than the road they marched through life.

Because she was as much a soldier
As she was a military wife.

--Author Unknown

Ah, now I'm crying, my husband was once in the military a long time ago... but the memories.

[Muffie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn

I'm the proud daughter of a military wife! My dad did 20, and my mom had 3 kids a year apart.

I've often asked her how she did it and made it seem so effortless. She tells me that she just did what needed to be done. Since all her military wife friends were in the same boat, they never thought anything of it.

Whew!!! New town/state/country, new home, new school, heck-new everything - and all the preparation that entails... I don't think I could do it.

My prayers go out everyday to the men and women in our Armed Forces and their families for the sacrifices they make so that I can have the freedoms that I take for granted every day.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!!

Your Mom couldn't have put it any better. You just do what you have to do! No questions asked. You move and you WILL be happy - make the best of it. Wonderful places to see - wonderful people to make new friends, on and on and on.

God bless you.

[Sherry Lynn]

I think we touched on this in another thread, Pat.

My Mom always made everything an adventure for us. It didn't dawn on me until I got older what kind of sacrifices she made. She handled every glitch with such nonchalance that we rarely knew there was a problem.

Either I'm really clueless, or she was really good at it!

Edited to add: I am so NOT clueless!

[cpmarried]

Hey I just wanted to say for the ladies who military wives there is a really awesome book by Ellie Kay! It is called Hero's at Home! It is an awesome book and I have read it and it has some good stories and great tips for all kinds of stuff! Anyway just thought I would tell you guys about it! TTYL!