Love is patient during long deployments, demanding training and an erratic schedule.
Love is kind after months of being a single parent with no help with the house, the kids, the finances, the pets, the cars, homework, grocery shopping, sickness, or dirty diapers.
It does not envy the fact that every so often you get to deploy to a place that sounds more like a vacation than work.
It does not boast that I get to eat Mexican food for dinner while you finish yet another MRE.
It is not proud…well, actually it is proud of what you are doing for your country and your family, but never in a self-righteous way.
It is not rude because you aren’t really a phone talker and don’t have much to say during our few phone calls while you are away.
It is not self-seeking as evidenced by the sacrifice I make, along with you, each and every day.
It is not easily angered when you come home late, miss another soccer game, or don’t get back on the date I was told.
It keeps no records of wrongs because we know that our time together is so limited and precious that we can’t waste it on such pettiness.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth that through every deployment, every challenge, and every trial God is strengthening our marriage in a way our civilian counterparts can never understand.
It always protects our marriage from steering clear of temptations during separation,
Always trusts that God will bring us back together again,
Always hopes that it will be during our time on earth, but we know it may not be until we reach heaven,
Always perseveres through this military life because we have the strength of our Heavenly Father and an intense love for one another.
Love never fails because it is in it for the long haul, no matter what the cost, no matter where this military journey takes us.
[I did not write this--I found it here. Wives of Faith is a great and very encouraging site for military wives. Check it out!]
Love is kind after months of being a single parent with no help with the house, the kids, the finances, the pets, the cars, homework, grocery shopping, sickness, or dirty diapers.
It does not envy the fact that every so often you get to deploy to a place that sounds more like a vacation than work.
It does not boast that I get to eat Mexican food for dinner while you finish yet another MRE.
It is not proud…well, actually it is proud of what you are doing for your country and your family, but never in a self-righteous way.
It is not rude because you aren’t really a phone talker and don’t have much to say during our few phone calls while you are away.
It is not self-seeking as evidenced by the sacrifice I make, along with you, each and every day.
It is not easily angered when you come home late, miss another soccer game, or don’t get back on the date I was told.
It keeps no records of wrongs because we know that our time together is so limited and precious that we can’t waste it on such pettiness.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth that through every deployment, every challenge, and every trial God is strengthening our marriage in a way our civilian counterparts can never understand.
It always protects our marriage from steering clear of temptations during separation,
Always trusts that God will bring us back together again,
Always hopes that it will be during our time on earth, but we know it may not be until we reach heaven,
Always perseveres through this military life because we have the strength of our Heavenly Father and an intense love for one another.
Love never fails because it is in it for the long haul, no matter what the cost, no matter where this military journey takes us.
[I did not write this--I found it here. Wives of Faith is a great and very encouraging site for military wives. Check it out!]
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