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Calling all military wives, fiancés and girlfriends! This episode is FOR YOU. Join me and my long-time family friend, Sarah, as we explore all the questions you have and struggles you go through being in a military relationship. Sarah married her husband Jonathan after two years of dating, when she was 19 years old then immediately was off to join her husband at a base in Okinawa, Japan. Seven years later, still in the Marine Core, after moving homes many times, having gone through many trainings and deployments and even a job change, they are now living in Maryland, getting ready to start a family. Sarah gets real with me about the harsh realities of marrying someone in the military (don’t let that scare you away). She made me realize that I am not alone on this journey and even though this is harder than normal relationships, it is possible to get through with faith and community. She even answers the question we have all been asking, “does it get easier?”.We talk about how unpredictable life can get and how to come to terms with the fact that we aren’t in control. Sarah even changes my perspective on a few things! She encourages us to make plans and/or follow through with our plans even when the military keeps our husbands from participating with us. Plans don’t HAVE to be crushed; perspectives just need to be changed. We even discuss self-care. Sarah shares her battle with anxiety and how therapy has helped her with this as a married adult. The military life is hard and lonely, it is okay to seek help. You might be constantly wrestling with questions like, “why is my husband stressed all the time?”, “should I get a job?”, “how can God use me?”. I know I ask myself these questions every day. If you want to hear the answers, tune into mine and Sarah’s conversation as we answer them and so much more.