As I sat with the ladies of Wives’ Club and talking about how to meet our husband’s needs the Lord took me back to times when I would sit on the bed watching my husband ready his dress uniform for a formal function: polishing his belt buckle, sharpening the crease in his trousers, straightening the small silver “leaves” on his collar. The preparation that received the most careful attention was placement of the rows of medals he wore on his chest. These were kept pristine in their original boxes, then arranged in some pre-ordained order on a specific spot on the jacket. He would use a ruler to measure their placement.
Later that evening I would witness Marines glancing at other Marines to check out the medals on their chests because those medals told them what kind of Marine he was, what he had endured, what he had accomplished, and what he had survived. Civilians save that kind of glance for a muscular man or a beautiful woman.
What was I to learn from this flashback? Perhaps I was getting a glimpse at what matters to men: commendation! Men who do great exploits need commendation.
As a Marine, my husband received commendations. As a husband and father he deserves no less.
(Before you counter that you need that too, consider: Who's going to start it?)
Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:23 KJV
