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Truthfully, I don\u2019t know anyone who doesn\u2019t struggle with stress<\/a>. But since April is National Stress Awareness Month, I wanted to highlight a community that deals with a particular kind of stress\u2014extended military family members. On this blog I talk a lot about the pressures and challenges military members and their immediate families face. But the extended families also deal with a considerable amount of stress.<\/p>\n

When our son was deployed, it was also hard on his grandparents and my sister who were very close to him. And because our son wasn\u2019t married and we didn\u2019t live on or near the base where he was stationed, his father and I also fell into the no-man\u2019s-land of extended family. <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how we\u2019d have all managed if it hadn\u2019t been for the faith community<\/a> surrounding us. There were four things they did that really helped:<\/p>\n

1) They prayed for our son.<\/strong>
\nThey added him to prayer lists, sent him letters and cards, and let us know that they were actively praying.<\/p>\n

2) They gave us the opportunity to talk about our son.<\/strong>
\nThey asked how he was, where he was, and for details of his life. It helped so much to be able to share what was going on with someone we loved. <\/p>\n

3) They kept trying even when we backed away.<\/strong>
\nOne of the common coping mechanisms of those with a loved one who\u2019s serving is the bunker mentality. We tend to hunker down and refuse to lift our heads when life gets too stressful. Our friends kept the invitations coming even when we declined several in a row.<\/p>\n

4) They didn\u2019t engage in political debate.<\/strong>
\nWe all have strong feelings about what our country\u2019s role should be in foreign conflicts. But those who cared about us stayed focused on the face of war, not the politics of war.<\/p>\n

These all may seem like minor things, but they\u2019re not. They are a lifeline for anyone who has someone they love in the military. Even now, I try to pay attention to those around me who might have a family member serving. I\u2019ll never forget what others did for my extended family to help us cope with our stress, and I try to honor their kindness by paying it forward. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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