All Good Things Come To Those Who Wait | Homecoming

It takes a special person to be a military spouse. They do not encounter the same discomforts a soldier may encounter, nor the same dangers. But the pain of separation is the same. The burden of putting a part of one's life on hold for hundreds of days is a shared load. But the military spouse bears it with grace and dignity, especially this military spouse. She smiled through the mugginess of the early evening right through the wind and chilly rain of nightfall. She laughed and danced on the dirt despite the pain in her feet from a pair of new heels. And, as the scheduled time for reunion came and went without a hint of their arrival, she didn't grouse or pout, but joked and chatted with the other families who were eagerly awaiting their soldiers. Ultimately, once the soldier and spouse are back in each others' arms, time doesn't matter. The burden of separation and the joy of reunion may seem worlds apart, but the distance is what you make of it. Like this military spouse, I prefer to wait with a smile.