navywife

This is my page dedicated to Navy Wives all over the US. I, myself, have only been a Navy wife for a very short time...so I am fairly new to it all....but some ladies have been in this business for years. I not only respect them but I want to honor them. For they have set an example for many navy wives to come. They support us, and comfort us, and guide us who are just starting out. The Navy life is a very hard way of life but it is also wonderful and exhilirating. The hardest part is when the guys leave on deployment and are gone anywhere from 3 months to 6 months and sometimes longer. I have not experienced deployment yet but I have experienced boot camp..and that was hard enough! They say that Military Wives are Angels in Disguise. I believe that whole-heartedly. We are the root behind every sailor...for when they leave, we must be mother and father to our children and be the support they need every day. Not only that, but we must support ourselves so that we do not crumble. So you see....being a Navy Wife is THE toughest job in the NAVY!
So Thanks Ladies......
I SALUTE YOU!

The Military Wife

   The good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into His sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, "Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"

The Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order. She has to be completely independent, possess the qualities of both father and mother, be a perfect hostess to four or forty with an hour's notice, run on black coffee, handle ecery emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she is pregnant and has the flu, and she must be willing to move to a new location ten times in seventeen years. And, oh yes, she must have six pairs of hands!"

    The angel shook her head, "Six pairs of hands? No way."

    The Lord continued, "Don't worry, I will make other military wives to help her. And I will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with pride in her husband's achievements, sustain the pain of seperations, beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say, 'I understand' when she doesn't and say 'I Love You' reguardless."

    "Lord," said the angel, touching his arm gently. "Go to bed and 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 with six unexpected guests for the weekend, wave goodby to her husband from a pier, a runway or a depot, and understand why it's important that he leave."

    The angel circled the model of the military wife, looked at it closely and sighed, "It looks fine, but it's too soft."

   "She might look soft," replied the Lord. "But she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can endure."

   Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Lord's creation. "There's a leak," she announced. "Something is wrong with the construction. I am not suprised that it has cracked. You are trying to put to much into this model."

   The Lord appeared offended at the angel's lack of confidence. "What you see is not a leak," He said. "It's a tear."

    "A tear? What is it 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!" exclaimed the angel.

   The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there."

                                          Author Unknown

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