Philippine Military Wives - Fun Stuff You Send

Recipe for a Military Wife

1 1/2 cups Patience
1 lb Adaptability
3/4 cup Tolerance
1 tsp Courage
A dash of Adventure

Combine above ingredients: Add 2 tbsps elbow grease. Let sit alone for one year. Marinate frequently with slaty tears. Pour off excess fat. Sprinkle lightly with money. "Knead" dough until payday. Season with international spices. Bake 20 years or until done.

Dedicated to military wives everywhere by Mrs Ping Suco... Military wives who have waved "goodbye" more often than not, who have heated up more dinners than most wives cooked, who have missed anniversaries, birthdays, Christmases and Valentine's Days than they should have...

...and most important of all, welcomed their husbands home ever so GLADLY.

Note: Article slightly edited.
Received: 15 Oct 2007

Ten Commandments for Wives

Expect not thy husband to give thee as many luxuries as thy father hath given thee after many years of hard labor. (Phil 4:11; Amos 4:1)
Thou shalt work hard to build thy house with the husband that you have, not fantasizing about "the one that could have been." (Prov 14:1)
Thou shalt not nag... hit him with thine frying pan, it is kindlier. (Prov 27:15; 21:19)
Thou shalt coddle thy husband and be a warm wife. (1 Cor 7:3-5)
Remember that the frank approval of thy husband is more to thee than the side glances of many strangers. (Ezek 16:32; 2 Pet 2:14)
Thou shalt not yell at thy husband but will be a gentle and quiet spirit. (1 Pet 3:1-4)
Permit no one to assure thee that thou art having a hard time of it. (1 Pet 5:9)
Thou shalt not fail to dress up for thy husband with an eye to please him, as thou didst before marriage. (Sos 4:9-11)
Thou shalt submit to thy husband from thy heart and allow him to be head of the household. (Col 3:18; 1 Pet 3:6; Eph 5:33)
Thou shalt assure thy husband and others that he is the greatest man alive. (Phil 2:3; Sos 5: 9-16)

Blog entry by Chelle
Received: 02 Nov 2007