Military Wife!

I got this in an email, and loved it so I had to post it here. I am not sure of the author but I got it from Josie Smith a military wife and a friend from Germany.

True life of the military wife!
They may look different and each is wonderfully unique
But they have THIS IN COMMON!
Lots of moving---
Moving
Moving
Moving far from home
Moving two cars, 1,2,3 kids and one dog
Moving sofas to basements because they won' t go in THIS house
Moving curtains that won' t fit
Moving away from friends, moving toward new friends
Moving her most important luggage; her trunkful of memories
Often waiting-
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting for housing;
Waiting for orders;
Waiting for deployment;
Waiting for reunion;
Waiting for phone calls;
Waiting for the new curtains to arrive;
Waiting for him to come home for dinner- - - - AGAIN !
They call her a military dependent
But she knows better
She can balance a check book
Handle the yard work
Fix a noisy toilet.
She can file the taxes, sell a house, buy a car, or set up a move.
All with ONE Power of Attorney
She welcomes neighbors that don' t welcome her
Reinvents her career with every PCS;
Locates a house in the desert, the arctic, or the deep south
And learns to call them all ' home' .
She MAKES them all home.
She is fiercely IN-dependent
Military Wives are somewhat hasty ...
They leap into decorating, leadership, and volunteering
They don' t have 15 years to get to know people...
Their roots are short but flexible.
They plant annuals for themselves and perennials for those who come after them.
Military Wives quickly learn to value each other .
They connect over coffee, rely on the spouse- network and accept offers of friendship and favors and record addresses in pencil.
Military Wives have a common bond.
The Military Wife has a husband unlike other husbands, his commitment is unique.
He doesn't have a job, he has a 'mission'.
He can't just decide to quit...
He's on- call for his country 24/7 but for you,
He's the most unreliable guy in town!
His language is foreign...
TDY
PCS
ACU
And so, a Military Wife is a translator for her family and his.
She is the long- distance link to keep them informed, the glue that holds them together.
Military Wife has her moments- ---
She wants to wring his neck,
dye his uniform pink,
and refuse to move to Siberia.
But she pulls herself together....
Give her a few days, a travel brochure, a long hot bath, a pledge to the flag
And a wedding picture....And she goes.
She packs .
She moves .
She follows.Why?
What for?How come?
You may think it is because she has lost her mind.....
But actually it is because she has lost her heart .
It was stolen from her by a man
Who puts duty first
Who longs to deploy
Who salutes the flag
And whose boots in the doorway remind her that as long as he is her Military husband
She will remain his Military wife,
living this life.