For the military wives.

[BerryBlonde]

The Military Wife

The good Lord was creating a model for the military wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, “Lord, you seem to be having a hard time with this one.”

The Lord replied, “Have you seen the specs for this order? She has to be completely independent, possess qualities of both mother and father, be a perfect hostess with an hours notice, handle emergencies without a manual and she must be willing to move 10 times in 17 years.”

The Lord continued, “We must giver her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with pride in her husbands achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it is overworked, and be large enough to say “I understand” when she doesn’t and “I love you” regardless”.

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his arm, “Get some rest. You can finish this tomorrow.”

“I can’t stop now,” said the Lord. “I am so close to creating something unique. Already this model heals herself when she is sick, can put up six unexpected houseguests for the weekend, wave good-bye to her husband from the pier, a runway, or a depot and understand why it’s important he leave.”

The angel bent over and ran a finger along the cheek of the Lords creation. “There’s a leak”, she announced. “Something is wrong with the construction. You are trying to put too much into this model.”

“What you see is not a leak”, the Lord said, “It’s a tear.”

“A tear? What is is there for?” asked the angel.

The Lord replied, “It’s for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, loneliness, pride, and a dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear.”

“You are a genius!” the angel exclaimed.

The Lord looked puzzled and replied, “I didn’t put it there”...

~Author Unknown

[durnzuki]

NICE!!

[jmdave69]

made me get a lil teary for a sec!!

[GeneralChaos]

So true.......so VERY true!!!!!!!!!

Steve

[GeneralChaos]

Another one I found for the wives


A Military Wife poem

I wear no uniforms, no blues or army greens. But I am in the military in the ranks that are rarely seen. I have no rank upon my shoulders. Salutes I do no give, but the military world is the place where I live. I am not in the chain of command orders I do not get, but my husband does this I can no forget. I am not the one who fires the weapon, who puts my life on the line, but my job is just as tough I am the one that is left behind. My husband is a patriot a brave and pride filled man. And the call to serve his country not all understands. Behind the lines I see the things needed to keep this country free. My husband makes the sacrifice, but so do our kids and me. I love the man I married. Soldiering is his life, but I stand among the silent ranks known as the military wife.....




Steve

[scooter3k]

I'll have to send these to my wife, thx

[BerryBlonde]

That one is really good, too, Steve, thank you for sharing it.

[GeneralChaos]

That one is really good, too, Steve, thank you for sharing it.

Thank the wives.........without them we can't do our jobs

Steve

[GeneralChaos]

I'm bored and did some searching. Here's some links for the military wives

http://www.mydogtag.ca/example_tags.php?cat=militaryfamily

Military wife video (tribute's)
http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=military+wives&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=_WnCSq24H8fblAflw5nIBQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQqwQwAw#

And another poem/song


it'll be alright

 

seems like yesterday
when we finally got the word
even now, we hurry and wait
for what we heard
it won't be long now, but we have some time
to talk things through
before you go again,
i need one thing from you

 

(chorus)

know that i'll be here, still waiting dear
every day and every night
i'll keep on keeping on
i'll manage right along
everything will be alright

(it’ll be alright.. it’ll be alright… it’ll be alright…it’ll be alright)

today the news came in
it touched my heart like everyone…
we know before we hear
she's someone's love… he's someone's son (someone’s son)

she’s someone’s love… he’s someone’s son
 (it’ll be alright… it’ll be alright… it’ll be alright)

 

(chorus)

know that i am here, still praying dear
fighting the good fight
i keep the fires burning for you
everyday and all the night through

 

i cry tears into my pillow,
watching the window
sleeping beside the phone
and soon - but not soon enough
we'll take all this love
we won’t be so alone

we won’t be so alone

(I miss you… I love you… I miss you…)

 

Jared Fowler & Jillian Anderson

(c)2008.

Steve

 

[Rebel Zuk]

I just sent these 2 my wife....so very true they are