One of the Good Ones
"A woman is like a tea bag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is." ~Attributed to both Eleanor Roosevelt and Carl Sandburg
I had a story related to me the other day that I want to share. My friend's husband has been away for several months for training and has left behind his wife and two daughters in their home in the Midwest. This area has been pummeled by horrible storms the last several months, first wind and tornado and now rains and floods. Just as luck would have it, these storms have been wreaking havoc on my friend's house. First with leaks in the roof, then yard items flying around and breaking things and now flooding. With her husband gone she has had to manage all of the insurance, repairs, paperwork and stress of these events alone. She does this as she parents teens home for the summer and juggles a full time plus job.
The other day when the insurance adjuster was assessing the damage, he stopped in one room and had a conversation with my friend about her situation. It was then that he realized she was a military wife. His limited knowledge of military wives was of one who had left a service member behind, took the money and left his life in shambles. What he saw in my friend was completely the opposite. Here was a wife who was doing it all, frazzled maybe, but not beaten. At the end of their conversation he told her that she must be "One of the Good Ones."
I've lived my life surrounded by the good ones. The good military wives taught me all that I know about organizing my house, handling chaos, caring for others, cooking for the masses and taking care of myself. Good military wives set the example for me when it came time to attend funerals, plan for new babies and organize the families of service members who were away at war. Good military wives spend very little time worrying about whether they can survive a crisis and almost all the time navigating through one with grace.
The good ones are strong during the easy times and incredible during the tough times. Here's to the good ones! You make the sisterhood proud!
I had a story related to me the other day that I want to share. My friend's husband has been away for several months for training and has left behind his wife and two daughters in their home in the Midwest. This area has been pummeled by horrible storms the last several months, first wind and tornado and now rains and floods. Just as luck would have it, these storms have been wreaking havoc on my friend's house. First with leaks in the roof, then yard items flying around and breaking things and now flooding. With her husband gone she has had to manage all of the insurance, repairs, paperwork and stress of these events alone. She does this as she parents teens home for the summer and juggles a full time plus job.
The other day when the insurance adjuster was assessing the damage, he stopped in one room and had a conversation with my friend about her situation. It was then that he realized she was a military wife. His limited knowledge of military wives was of one who had left a service member behind, took the money and left his life in shambles. What he saw in my friend was completely the opposite. Here was a wife who was doing it all, frazzled maybe, but not beaten. At the end of their conversation he told her that she must be "One of the Good Ones."
I've lived my life surrounded by the good ones. The good military wives taught me all that I know about organizing my house, handling chaos, caring for others, cooking for the masses and taking care of myself. Good military wives set the example for me when it came time to attend funerals, plan for new babies and organize the families of service members who were away at war. Good military wives spend very little time worrying about whether they can survive a crisis and almost all the time navigating through one with grace.
The good ones are strong during the easy times and incredible during the tough times. Here's to the good ones! You make the sisterhood proud!
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