It is a formidable thing being married to a military man. Although you do not go through the intense physical and mental challenges that your husband does, you nonetheless pass through your own sort of gauntlet--the fervent prayers, the burdens that must be cast at the Lord's feet, the endless waiting and seemingly endless separations, the illusion that you have any control or say over your life, stripped away (talk about a lesson in submitting to authority and God's sovereignty).
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