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You won’t find a more supportive military wife than Sarah at Sarah Ruth Today! She held down the fort while her husband served in Afghanistan and continues to roll with the ups and downs that come with military life. Read more about how she copes and how blogging has helped her.
What inspired you to start blogging?
I started blogging before blogging was cool! Of course back then all I wrote about was drama, drama, drama! I WAS only 15! Then it became a way to keep in contact with friends and family. Now, it’s a way to keep my sanity in place. Despite my lack of posts lately, blogging is very important to me. Thankfully, my husband understands!
You say your blog is about the ups and downs of your roller coaster life…where is the roller coaster right now?
Honestly, my roller coaster has been low for a while. It started with my husband being deployed to Afghanistan, then kept going with the death of both my grandparents. I’m trying to stay positive right now, but it can be extremely difficult. I am blessed to have a wonderful husband, family, and friends who are all very supportive.
What can readers expect to find when visiting your blog for the first time?
They are going to see a bunch of patriotic stuff! I like to write about being a military spouse. Plus, I’m just dang PROUD to be an American! They’ll find some recipes, funny stories, and lots of pictures. And they’ll find honesty. I tell it how it is. If I’m mad, I say I’m mad. If I’m giddy, I say I’m giddy! I’m an open book.
Being married to a soldier can’t be easy! What is the hardest part about adapting to that lifestyle?
The uncertainty!! Right now we’re going through the unknowns of “Are we moving next month or staying here?” “Is he retiring next year or staying in longer?” It’s so frustrating. I’m a planner. I have lists and schedules for EVERYTHING. But the Army hates that. I’m having to learn to be patient (which I hate) and to have faith that God will work everything out the right way.
What advice can you offer men and women who have spouses in the military?
LOVE your spouse. Be supportive. Encourage them when they are down, rejoice with them when they are happy. Remember that they love what they do and they are proud of it, so you might as well be proud too! Remember that communication is key, but they may not understand how to communicate with you. They are in the military, ya know. Also, Learn the acronyms! If they start spouting off ACUs, PCS, PX, CO, AAFES, FRG, MP, JAG, etc, you might want to know what those mean! It can get really confusing otherwise! (In order they mean: Army Combat Uniform, Permanent Change of Station, Commanding Officer, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Family Readiness Group, Military Police, and Judge Advocate General.)
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I love Sarah! I have been following her blog for a long time and she has some great stuff. I’m so excited that today is her day!
Her advice for “men and women who have spouses in the military?” – all marriages should apply her advice! She sounds upbeat and funny; can’t wait to dig into her blog!
What a sweet lady … I can’t imagine being away from my hubby for that length of time!
Great blog. It must be hard with a husband that gets deployed. I’m sorry about you losing both of your Grandparents.
I just have to say – THANK YOU! I don’t think Military families get near enough thanks for the service (and they do serve every day) that they provide our country. So Thank you Thank You Thank you!!!
I’m so excited to “meet” another military wife! 🙂
I have such GREAT admiration for those in the military and those married to military spouses. What they go through and withstand is amazing….
Can’t wait to “meet” her on the blog!
Sarah, Happy SITS Day to you! Thank you for the sacrifice your family is making for our country! 🙂
Happy Monday! Yet another great blog to discover!
Thanks to you and your hubby for your service to our country! What greatness to blog about! And sadness I’m sure. It takes a strong gal either way. Off to follow along now….
Sarah, you are so cool! I appreciate what you said so much. Many of my family serve in the military: Army and Air Force. You are so right when you say you learn patience. I like the advice you offer other spouses in your interview. I think it is great your are being featured! Happy, Happy SITS Day! 🙂
God bless you. I’m sure you get tired of hearing it, but thank you for your sacrifices. It’s not only your husband who serves, but YOU, too. Homecomings must be so very sweet!
my husband has been deployed twice, so i know how stressful military marriages can be and while trying to hold down the fort at home alone. just hang in there! sara, you are a strong and amazing woman. please feel free to contact me whenever if you need a shoulder or two. i’m proud of you and your hubby for all that you do 🙂
Happy Monday girlfriends … new day, new week! Let’s make the best of it! And much love to our soldiers and their families!!
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Wow! What an amazing woman!
God bless her and her husband. I’m grateful to our soldiers and their families.
A big thank you to you and your husband for all you do for our country!! I am off to visit your site!
I couldn’t imagine what it’s like for your husband to be away on military duty. Military wives are the strongest out there!
Love her honesty in this post and love blogs where I know exactly what I’m going to get. Can’t wait to stop by!
I think that military spouses are amazing. Even though your roller coaster is down right now you can be sure at some point it will be on its way back up. Hang in there.
military spouses are a special breed. thank you for supporting your spouse while they defend our country
Yay! Hello from a fellow military wife!
Love the advice about the acronyms and initialisms, and it doesn’t just apply to military spouses. If your wo/man is in a field with lots of jargon, it def. pays to learn some of it!
Happy new week, everyone!
Congrats on your feature day!!! I have to admit you are a very strong person… it is not easy to hold down the fortress… it is a lot of work… I admire your strength…
Congratulations on your SITS day… and thank you so much for your family’s service and sacrifice for our country!
This one promises to be a good read. I’ve been sending boxes overseas for a while now, it will be interesting to read about what happens at home.
Congrats on your SITS day! As a Navy wife, I love reading other military spouse’s blogs! I love how supportive you sound, and am looking forward to reading more!
My husband’s a fireman and it’s hard to have him gone 24 hours, not knowing if he’ll come home in the morning (in December, his best friend did not come home). I can’t imagine him being gone months at a time and not knowing. You’re a strong woman!
Being an Air Force Wife myself, it’s so nice to read other wives and their journeys to know I’m not alone 🙂
Happy Monday
I have to agree with Heather (comment #20) about having a deeper appreciation for what military wives do. I was an Air Force brat, and we were fortunate not to move a zillion times, but I’ll still never understand how my mother did it.
I enjoy reading blogs from military wives because it gives me an even deeper appreciation of all they do for our country.
What a great post, they both are very lucky to have one another. The pictures are absoulutely beautiful.:) Have a great day!
Madison
What an interesting blog! The military life! Eager to check out more of her stuff.
I’m always in awe of people that have been blogging for that long. I’m going on 1.5 years and it’s feels like I’ve been doing it forever!
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I so admire military wives!
i cant imagine how hard it must be to be a military wife. a HUGE thank you to your husband for serving our country and to you for being a strong support for him! congrats on your SITS day! blogging is a wonderful way to vent, journal, and a form of therapy! i use it for that regularly in dealing with having a special needs child.
A big WOOHOO for military spouses!!! 😀
Love it that you’ve been blogging so long: it’s good to know people can sustain this blogging thing for a while. It can be quite consuming.
We owe our military families everything!
Thank you for the strength and support you give to your husband. May you be showered with love and support in return!
Bernice
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I, too, am a planner, and I know that being uncertain about my next move would be frustrating. Thanks to you and your husband for the sacrifices you guys make for all of us!
She sounds like such a strong woman and amazingly supportive wife. I always find it very interesting to read blogs by military wives. They have such a great outlook on everything. Heading over to her blog to read some more.
Sarah, congratulations on your SITS Day! I cannot imagine what life must be like with a military spouse – like you I am a planner and a list maker. That just goes to show what fortitude you have, and how strong your relationship is with your husband. Good on you!
I want to thank Sarah and her husband for the service they’ve given to our country!
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Military couples/families are incredibly strong and I admire them so much. The idea of having to move at someone else’s order, the stresses of being without your spouse and partner, the worries – they’ve got to have their heads on right to willingly do this! My hat off to you and your husband, Sarah! Thank you for supporting your husband, and thank your husband for protecting our country!
I cannot imagine being a military wife. You are serving our country as much as your husband in so many ways. You are a mazing in the way you blog with wit and style.
I admire military spouses so much. It sure is not an easy life.
I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to be married to someone in the military. She sounds like a strong lady.
Yay for you! And I can say I knew you when! It’s been fun following you over the months!