• A Letter to the Army from an Army Wife

    Dear Army, Oh, how you torment me. Yet I would not have it any other way, I suppose. I understand that my husband is contractually obligated to you. But is he not also contractually obligated to me? Yet your contract trumps my contract…well, because he entered yours first. And when I entered my contract with my husband, I did so with this understanding. But man, I didn’t know all the ups and downs that would be involved in loving a soldier. He is gone once again, leaving me to care for the children, the household, and everything in between…all the while trying to make sure to take adequate care of…

Shelbee on the Edge