This is for the super military wife who always thinks of others before herself.

Be kind to yourself today.

When you’re in the grocery store buying your family’s favorite cereal, stop by the flowers and buy yourself a bouquet. Take it home and put it in a pretty vase and set it on your kitchen table. Just because.

When you’re looking at the To Do list that doesn’t seem to be getting shorter, make a new list of everything you have already done. Remind yourself of just how much you’ve already accomplished.

When you’ve gotten the kids to bed (finally) and you’ve started the last load of laundry for the day, sit down in your favorite chair for 10 minutes and treat yourself to the quiet. And breathe.

Be kind to yourself today.

When you find yourself wishing for the 20th time in the last twenty minutes that he would call just so you can hear his voice, eat a piece of chocolate. Or two. And go for a walk in the sunshine.

When you’re struggling to figure out what to do for dinner (again) and wondering why we have to eat anyway, order a pizza and call it gourmet Italian fine dining. Then sit down and watch your favorite chick flick. And laugh.

And when you just don’t know the answers to anything anymore, read what Jesus said in John 16:33. And go for a walk in the rain. With an umbrella. And smile. And maybe stomp in a puddle. If you feel like it.

Be kind to yourself today.

Sara Horn is the founder of Wives of Faith and author of GOD Strong: A Military Wife’s Spiritual Survival Guide.

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