We were supposed to go see my husband this weekend, but the visitation schedule has been changed. And as much as I appreciate an unexpected weekend at home (I am not a go-er by nature.), I can't help but wonder if this week's outburst might have something to do with knowing that I would not be able see my husband as anticipated.
Proverbs 13:12 says:
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."
Perhaps my heart has been a little sick and sad due to the schedule change. By the time I see my husband again, three weeks will have passed -- our longest separation since we married. And yet, there are military wives and mothers all over the world who are not able to see (or even speak!) to the men they love for weeks, months, or even years...and some are never seen again.
I am humbled and amazed by these women whose longings may never be fulfilled in this life. And I find that reminding myself of their sacrifices brings my sadness in to proper perspective.
Am I still sad? A little. But I have every reason to believe that my longings, both in the near and distant futures will be fulfilled...in HIS time.
Like Like Like!!!! Yes, military wives are AWESOME!!! And, they don't get nearly enough recognition for their sacrifice :) But, don't go selling yourself short, because all to often there is another kind of woman that goes unrecognized in our culture. This woman actually LOVES her husband, needs her husband, and finds her strength in her husband. In a world laden with feminism, I think we don't give credit where credit is due. I have found that finally admitting that I DO need help from a man has made me a much stronger woman... just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteThis last weekend one of my shipmates and a pretty good acquaintance drowned in a lake in NY. What you wrote encouraged me to remember that some people, people I know, do understand and appreciate what all the families of service people are sacrificing despite their own troubles. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rebekah, for being one of those service people who is willing to sacrifice for me. I'm so proud of you, and I know your parents are, too!
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