Loving A Marine
Loving a Marine is not always gay. Loving him truly is a high price to pay. It’s being alone with nothing to hold. It’s being young, but feeling old. It’s loving him whisper his love for you. It’s whispering back, you love him too. There’s always a kiss and a promise for more, as his ship slowly glides away from the shore. Reluctantly, painfully, letting him go, while you’re dying inside from wanting him so. Watching him leave with eyes filled with tears, standing alone with your hopes, dreams, and fears. It’s sending a letter with the stamp upside down, to a far away love, in a far away town. It’s going to church, to kneel and to pray, and really meaning the things that you say. Days go by - no mail for a spell, you wait for some word to hear that he is well. Then a letter arrives and you’re given in to open this letter and read with a grin. Yes, he is well and misses you so, and filled with the love you wanted to know. Weeks are like months, and months like years, you wait for the day you’ll have no more fears. Days go by slowly - how many have passed? Then suddenly you realize it’s here at last! Yes, loving a Marine isn’t much fun, but it’s worth the price when the battle is won. And remember he is thinking of you every day, he’s sad, he’s lonely, while so far away. So love him and miss him and hold your head high, be strong and have faith - wipe that tear from your eye. Your man is a Marine, like those who have gone before. It’s a high price to pay for loving a Marine!

-Author Unknown

Marine Wife
A Marine wife by title. Called a privilege by the few. She’ll stick by her husband, that’s what she will do. He may be at home or a million miles away, but in her heart he will always stay.

- Author Unknown

A Military Wife
The good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, “Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What’s the matter with the standard model?” The Lord replied, “Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely independent, posses the qualities of both father and mother, be a perfect hostess to four or forty with an hour’s notice, run on black coffee, handle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, ever if she’s pregnant and has the flu, and she must be willing to move 10 times in 17 years. And oh, yes, she must have six pairs of hands.”
The angel shook her head. “Six pairs of hands? No way!” The Lord continued, “Don’t worry, we shall make other military wives to help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with pride in her husband’s achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it’s over-worked and tired, and be large enough to say ‘I understand,’ when she does not, and say ‘I love you,’ regardless.”
The angel circled the model of the military wife, looked at it closely and sighed, “It looks fine, but it’s too soft.” “She might look soft,” replied the Lord, “but she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can endure.”
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Lord’s creation. “There’s a leak,” she announced. “Something is wrong with the construction. I am not surprised that it has cracked. You are trying to put too much into this model.”
The Lord appeared offended at the angel’s lack of confidence. “What you see is not a leak,” he said,”It’s a tear.” “A tear? What is it there for?” asked the angel. The Lord replied, “It’s for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, loneliness, pride and a dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear.”
“You are a genius!” exclaimed the angel. The Lord looked puzzled and replied, “I didn’t put it there.”

- Author Unknown

A Military Prayer
Lord. I ask for - COURAGE - to face and conquer my own fears. STRENGTH - strength of body to protect others and strength of spirit to lead others. DEDICATION - to do my job faithfully. BELIEF - help me to remember, Lord, that all power rests in you, and to remember that you have promised to be always by my side. Amen.

A Marine Wife Is…
…the Commanding Officer when he’s away. …the Executive Officer when he’s home, coordinating and executing actions for the Command Team. …the S-1 keeping track of the kids. …the S-2 collecting the neighborhood news for him. …the S-3 making plans for the family and training the kids. …the S-4 stocking goods and supplies for the family. …the Adjutant answering all the family correspondence and making appointments for him. …the Supply Officer worrying about the family budget. …the 1stSgt paying bills and accounting to him for paychecks. …a Billeting Officer looking for a place to live when the family moves. …the Company Gunny assigning chores, getting the kids fed, bathed and to bed. …on Mess Duty serving the food and doing dishes. …an Ammunition Tech carrying small children. …the Duty Driver transporting the family to appointments. …on Working Party cleaning house and making beds. …a Marine’s Lady looking like a queen when she goes out with him. …a True “Warrior” doing all things well, all the time! Damn! The Marine Wife is the whole darned Marine Corps!

- Author Unknown

A Marine’s Heart
As he holds her at the gate, he feels her start to cry. How their hearts begin to break when its time to say goodbye. “I said I wouldn’t cry this time,” she whispers in his ear, “This doesn’t get any easier, I wish you could stay here.” Before he turns to walk away, they kiss for one last time. He tells her, “I’ll be home soon.” She tells him, “I’ll be fine.” A second lasts forever when you’re many miles apart. And nothing seems as lonesome as the beat of a Marine’s heart.

- Author Unknown

The Difference
Over the years, I’ve talked a lot about military spouses…how special they are and the price they pay for freedom, too. The funny thing about it is most military spouses don’t consider themselves different from other spouses. They do what they have to do, bound together not by blood or merely friendship, but with a shared spirit whose origin is in the very essence of what love truly is. Is there truly a difference? I think there is. You have to decide for yourself. Other spouses get married and look forward to building equity in a home and putting down family roots. Military spouses get married and know they’ll live in base housing or rent, and their roots must be short so they can be transplanted frequently. Other spouses decorate a home with flair and personality that will last a lifetime. Military spouses decorate a home with flair tempered with the knowledge that no two base houses have the same size windows or same size rooms. Curtains have to be flexible and multiple sets are a plus. Furniture must fit like puzzle pieces. Other spouses have living rooms that are immaculate and seldom used. Military spouses have immaculate living room-dining room combos. The coffee table got a scratch or two moving from Germany, but it still looks pretty good. Other spouses say good-bye to their spouse for a business trip and know they won’t see them for a week. They are lonely, but can survive. Military spouses say good-bye to their deploying spouse and know they won’t see them for months, or for a remote, a year. They are lonely, but will survive. Other spouses, when a washer hose blows off, call Maytag and then write a check out for getting the hose reconnected. Military spouses will cut the water off and fix it themselves. Other spouses get used to saying “hello” to friends they see all the time. Military spouses get used to saying “good-bye” to friends made the last two years. Other spouses worry about whether their child will be class president next year. Military spouses worry about whether their child will be accepted in yet another new school next year. Other spouses can count on spouse participation in special events…birthdays, anniversaries, concerts, football games, graduation, and even the birth of a child. Military spouses only count on each other; because they realize that the Flag has to come first if freedom is to survive. It has to be that way. Other spouses put up yellow ribbons when the troops are imperiled across the globe and take them down when the troops come home. Military spouses wear yellow ribbons around their hearts and they never go away. Other spouses worry about being late for mom’s Thanksgiving dinner. Military spouses worry about getting back from Japan in time for dad’s funeral. And the television program showing an elderly lady putting a card down in front of a long, black wall that has names on it touches other spouses. The card simply says “Happy Birthday, Sweetheart. You would have been 60 today.” A military spouse is the one with the card. And the wall is the Vietnam Memorial. I would never say military spouses are better or worse than other spouses are. But I will say there is a difference. And I will say that our country asks more of military spouses than is asked of other spouses. And I will say, without hesitation, that military spouses pay just as high a price for freedom as do their active duty husbands or wives. Perhaps the price they pay is even higher. Dying in service to our country isn’t near as hard as loving someone who has died in service to our country, and having to live without them. God bless our military spouses for all they freely give. And God bless America.

- Colonel Steven Arrington

Why Did I Marry A Marine?
When the last line has been cast and you’re left all alone… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? When it’s the 27th of the month and you only have 84 cents… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? When the car won’t start and the nice man says “only $65”… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? When the washer won’t wash, the dryer won’t dry, and the vacuum won’t vac, all in one day… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? You stop and count and find that in 16 years, you’ve spent half the time alone… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? It’s Christmas morning with all the shining faces and you’re hoping the bikes hold together… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? For days on end you wait and all the mailman brings is “occupant”… You wonder… Why did I marry a Marine? Then, one morning you find all the lines are crossed out, it’s time for the Big Fish to come home. While you watch them pull in, the lump in your throat grows. You know why you married a Marine. You remember every homecoming, the look in his eyes when he sees you, the gentleness as he hugs you. You know why you married a Marine. The feel of his hand on your arm and the way he says, “Hi hon, you look great!” You know why you married a Marine. You wake up in the night to a strange sound, that’s him breathing. You know why you married a Marine. You snuggle down and his arms hold you close. I know why I married a Marine.

- Author Unknown

March 07, 2007

1:30pm

Ignacio & I are engaged. WOW.

I am so in love with this man. The possibility of letting him go is non-existent. I love him, I love him.

March 05, 2007

Dear Diary,

It's amazing how dreams can make you realize something so important and so wonderful...

..and so brilliant..

..and so fantastic....

..and so magical...

..and so beautiful..

..that it's got you head over heels and dancing the Samba. Today, I finally confessed my feelings to Dreamer Boy.. and boy oh boy did it feel so good. My subconscious mind forced me to do it. I was planning to wait, but it turned out fantastic anyway.

I'm happy.

March 04, 2007

dear diary,

dreamer boy and i are official. and i am so darn excited. but even though i hesitate to fall in love, i'm willing to give this relationship a shot. the more we communicate, the more he probes my mind, the more i find my walls crumbling to his feet.

and every day seems longer than the last as i wait in anxious anticipation for that first glimpse of him, for that first hug, that first touch, that first kiss... i want to see him happy more than anything. i hope he knows that... and i want to tell him something..

but that'll have to wait, diary, until i see him. until we're face to face and i can touch him. that'll have to wait...

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