featured today:meet a milspouse

 

 today 

i am featured on 

diary of a devil dog wife's

weekly military spouse roundup

it's intimidating 

because today
just isn't any  monday
today

is a special day

today

is memorial day

and 

a day when so many people

are 

at the lakes

hosting a bbq

or just enjoying 

some time off from work

but 
today is more than a three day weekend
for me 
today was redefined

seven years ago

last march
when

i said i do

to a man
who

would introduce me to a lifestyle

where not only he had to be selfless 

which he does very naturally

but 

i did as well

i am not selfless

nor patient

all for the better of our country

so many of men

and women

like my husband

have given the ultimate sacrifice

so many spouses like me

have been selfless 

beyond what i can fathom

so many children have learned 

how to say goodbye 

love this pic of the captain! 
at an age many are just learning to say no

today

it is about them

not me

not the bbq

not the extra day  to relax by the pool

it is about those who put

our freedom 

above their own

 enjoy your memorial day

but please

take a minute

thank a member of the armed forces

they really are something special!