Top Ten

Top Ten Qualities of a Hidden Hero (military spouse)
by Ellie Kay

1. Sense of Humor: an ability to laugh at oneself and with each other.

2. Flexibility: What it's called when you create an elaborate candlelight dinner and farm out the kids for the night, and your husband calls to say he's not coming home because they have an inspection coming up.

3. Courageous: The ability to wave good-bye for the two-hundredth time, fight back the tears, smile and say, "You come home safely, I'm proud of you!"

4. Extraordinary: An ability to move fifteen thousand pounds of household goods in twenty-four hours

5. Strong: Nerves of steel (for all those close calls and near misses).

6. Patriotic: Unashamed to shed a tear during the presentations of the colors or the singing of the national anthem.

7. Faith-Full: Brimming over your faith in God and true to your country

8. Independent: Confident during solo parenting gigs, but ready to move to interdependence when the spouse comes back home.

9. Acronym Reader: The ability to decode three-letter acronyms (TDY, PCS, UOD, MRE, OIC, SOF, BDU, SOL, etc.).

10. Superhero: The capability to conquer new lands, stay in touch with old friends, keep the home fires burning, jump buildings in a single bound, and stay our of the funny farm!

I'm going to start carrying this list around and every time I meet someone new give it to them as an explanation of what they'll get by being a part of my world!