I am a military wife (hence the title of my blog) and a mom to three little girls. I am very proud of my husband and the work he does. I am proud to be a military family. This is not just another job it is a calling. I think it needs to be that to go through what you have to go through sometimes. We knew going into this that their would be hard times. Times of separation because of training and deployments. Knowing this doesn't make it easier when you are going through a deployment. As I sit here on a Friday night, when most families look forward to a weekend together, I can't help, but to just write out some ways you can help a military family. Military families are everywhere. Don't think that because you don't live in a military town that we are not around. If you see a mom with three kids at the grocery store struggling DO NOT roll your eyes at her and talk behind her back about how misbehaved her children are. This doesn't help her... You have no idea what she is going through.
1. Offer to mow their yard or wash their car- or even better, just show up on their doorstep one day and get to work.
2. Invite them to join you on your family vacation.
3. Take them a meal.
4. Make a few "emergency casseroles" for their freezer or anonymously send them a gift card to a restaurant.
5. Call them in the evening or on a weekend to chat.
6. Invite them to sit by you at church.
7. Offer to babysit.
8. Ask on a regular basis, "Is anything broken in the house that we can fix for you?"
9. Have them over for dinner on the weekend.
10. Send a note of encouragement, letting them know how much you appreciate their spouse's service to our country.
11. Pray for them-often.
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