Military Mom

I feel like an alcoholic or drug addict and I must confess this truth and quit denying it; I am the mother of a son who is in the military.  I am proud of my son and the military is a good fit for him.  He recently married a lovely young woman whose father was career military.  When he was stationed in England I was not happy until he returned to American soil.  The four months he was deployed in Afghanistan I was on pins and needles, only after he returned home did I realize how stressed I was about it.

Before he enlisted into the military he looked for what he wanted to do, he tried working in a warehouse, tried to get on police departments, but none of it was a good fit for him.  I think he really wanted to join the military before he tried all of those jobs, but he knew I really did not want him to join the military.  When he did sign up, I whinced.  I knew it was God's will, but I did not like it.  Since then I have prayed a lot, and I have argued with God (guess who won), and I have let him go.  I want him to do God's will, but I often go back in prayer and ask God if he is sure this is His will for my son.  

I looked up posts from other Moms who have children in the military.  Many of them have the same struggles.  I found encouragement, comfort and pride in my son's chosen career.  When he enlisted into the military I was drafted.  Now that I have confessed that I am a military mom I do feel better and can move forward.  When my son is deployed he will have my prayers for him and his wife.  Not only will he have my support and prayers, but he will have the prayers and support of family, friends and church. 

While I was looking up posts from moms in the military I discovered that Psalm 91 is a great prayer for our troops.  Please pray for our troops, in this crazy mixed up world they are put in harms way, they choose to serve our country.  Prayer does make a difference.