I Have Two Issues Today...

Ok...the military either leaves me speechless or with soooo much to say. Today I have ALOT to say.....

The first being the fact that President Bush declared today Military Spouses Appreciation Day. I find this an insult....some may say I am just being negative or ugly...WHATEVER!!!

Its the same as Mothers Day...why should my family do nice things for me and honor me just on one day of the year....I should have those things everyday!

For the President to take one day and say this is your day is a joke. Do you know how I will be appreciated today? I will work 13 hours , get at least 10 phone calls from my children with ridiculous requests or them tattling on each other about things that don't mean a thing, I will then go home to more arguing and a mess, and at the end of the day I will lay my head down in my bed by MYSELF and drift off to sleep as one lonely tear escapes. I am not sure if that tear is one of gratitude because I made it through another day or sadness. Lets not even talk about what else will be missing as I lay my body down.......

How about old Bush putting his money where his mouth is? How about letting me use my hubbies GI bill...since most of his degree was paid for with Tuition Assistance? How about that?

How about really discounted airfare rates for me to visit my family...instead of the jokes they give now?

How about the people at PSD treating me with respect when I have to go in their to have them fix the mistakes THEY made......that would be great!

How about raising my COLA and BAH since the cost of living is sky rocketing here...gas is 10 cents short of $4 a gallon here for the Deacons car.....

How about meaning what they say. I am tired of getting emails and letters from the Captain saying how valuable we are and how much he appreciates us...blah blah blah! Sorry dude...your pretty words don't match what you say in your office or during your morning meetings.....did you really think our husbands wouldn't come home and share the things you say about their guys and their spouses?

SO to me.....its all a show and how convenient that it is the same week as Mothers Day......

NOW on to my other issue of the day.......banning porn in the military exchanges. See the article here... http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167090,00.html?ESRC=dod.nl

So this has been a hot topic around here........

Ummm why do woman think its ok for their husbands to look at porn? DO they not see that it is unhealthy for their marriage. I cannot expect everyone to be saved or to look at things the way God sees them, but to think that porn is ok and even good for your marriage stretches my mercy.

What they don't get is that it is like a poison that eats at their marriage. They may think it is harmless and that it doesn't matter...that's what their husbands want them to think. But let me tell you...their husbands are ashamed and and want out of their "hobby" and it is harming their marriage. It is something that comes between their marriage and is a trust issue...whether they want to admit it or not.

Let me ask you this question...How much sense does it make to put 120 men in a tin can under water with porn movies and magazines....I'll answer for you NONE!!!

I pray for my husband while he is underway because porn is everywhere and he doesn't want to look at it...because he knows the power that it can have in his life. It's like any other sinful behavior and it will wrap itself around you and leave you immobile thinking that God could never forgive you or use you.

Women if you don't get it...lets look at the sins that we struggle with... We'll take gossip.....have you ever said ...I will not gossip anymore...only to find yourself doing it? Think about the disappointment you felt in yourself and how guilty you felt..that's how a man feels when he stumbles concerning porn.

So...you can call me a narrow minded prude...but I refuse to let the enemy enter my marriage....as does my husband. Call me what you like...but when we get in bed to "open presents" its only the two of us......