Positive Attitude

On Saturday I checked my home answering machine and there was a message asking me to speak to mothers of military members. Moms of the 211th were invited; therefore, they wanted the Captain's wife to speak. I felt obligated and usually do when I'm asked to do different things because I am married to the Commander. I agreed to do it and began thinking about what I'd say to the moms. The lady asked if I'd talk a little bit about my perspective on this deployment. I instantly knew that was out of the question. My life now is not comparable to that of a mom of a soldier. My life, my daily routine, my world is completely different now that my husband is overseas. Anyways... to make a long story short here's my speech after talking about the soldier's job and what it's like over there...

No one ever said life was going to be easy. In fact, sometimes we're dealt a crummy hand of cards. Deployments are just that. A crummy hand of cards. There's no sense in sitting around feeling sorry for yourself or being upset about the situation because, well, we can't change the hand we're dealt. We knew when we got married or when we said we'd support our child's decision on joining the guards that deployment was a possibility. So here we are. Our husbands or children are away and we're left to worry and take care of everything. There's only one thing we have complete control over and that's our attitude. How we're going to deal with this hand of cards is up to us. A positive attitude will help this deployment go by faster and smoother. So, for the next four months, find your positive attitude, and finish strong!