Blossom and Grow

In the beginning, most of us think that marriage would be easy, (which is usually the first mistake) .The second mistake is, believing earnestly that anyone could be married to a service personnel if they wanted to. Personally, I honestly believed that love and grit were the only necessary components of a lasting military marriage. In hind sight, I look at long-term military spouses with nothing less than awe. To weather decades as a military spouse is truly an incredible feat. One has to be flexible, tolerant, resilient and extroverted or at least social enough to fool the different people you are regularly thrown in with.

At the core of a military marriage, particularly from the non-serving spouses, is an all encompassing and unwavering sacrifice, capacity to manage the home singlehandedly and the acceptance that you may be sidelined in social situations.  Ours is a life of courage, being out of our comfort zones and conquering despite the odds and everyday complications. Most of us have likely shared this thought; what in the world is
going on at the twists, turns and unrelenting speed with which military life happens to us.  Interestingly, one thing i am sure of, that isn’t a mistake in your military spouse experience is that couples who manage to maintain strong, healthy relationships over long periods deserve unadulterated respect. Apparently, it is those who put up with the rain that behold a bright and blossoming rainbow.