Update written by Laura Shoemake
In While They’re At War, Kristin Henderson sites the analogy that “military readiness is like a three-legged stool. The first leg is training, the second, equipment. The third leg is the family. If any of these three legs snaps, the stool tips over and America is unprepared to defend herself”.
This really struck a chord with me, and hopefully for you as well. Despite the cold winter weather of a December retreat, you made a commitment for healing for your family and we applaud that. And reaching out for help doesn’t always come easy for military families, especially in a culture that often wants to deny the emotional toil of war on our military. But the truth is, the stronger person does ask for the needed help and is better because of it. We are making intentional time for a reunited family. These efforts will help prevent the total “snapping” of the stool leg because we are genuinely strengthening our families and equipping ourselves for what lies ahead.