What Military Appreciation Month Means To Many Of Us

About a year ago I wrote about the initiative of "Joining Forces" that First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden had started.  Here we are a year later and the program continues to grow, as a military spouse, I respect the work that both of these strong women have done to help our military families.

May is Military Appreciation Month and to every person in the United States this month means something different.  To me it is celebrating the sacrifices that my family and our friends make each and every day.  The six months I spent last year away from my husband and my son spent away from his Daddy, the six months my best friend and her son are about to spend away from her husband, the 13 months a good friend of mine and her two boys are currently spending away from her husband, the nights we spend alone, the never knowing where the next set of orders will take us and the pride that we have for what our families are part of.

I asked for this blog to be posted today because it is a very special day for so many of the people that work with us, it is Military Spouse Appreciation Day.  What many of our clients and blog followers don't realize is that our network of Stay At Home Mom's includes 10+ military spouses that every day support your business and help you to meet, and often exceed, your goals.  Each and every day these "ishidos" work on your listings, closings, marketing, they call your leads, they are your Key Assistant and they help you to analyze your goals for this year and help to make them reality...all the while they are juggling households that may be impacted by a deployed spouse or a spouse that is at work all hours of the day or night.

Today I wanted to recognize all of our military spouses that work with us each and every day.  I just wanted to share my "Thank You" to them for being the strong support system that they are at home while also making this job so enjoyable each and every day.  They aren't just my co-workers, they are also my friends, and I want them to know that they are recognized for the sacrifices they make each and every day.

We also want to thank our co-workers and our clients for supporting each of us as we face each day and each new challenge that the military throws our way.  As a client of ours, you support our military by supporting a company that chooses to not only hire Stay At Home Mom's but also military spouses.

I hope that each of you over the next year will find a way to support the efforts that "Joining Forces" stands for.  For more information on the "Joining Forces" initiative, please go to www.joiningforces.gov