Lauren here...

Saturday I was driving home from grocery shopping and had a friend with me. It's the simple things that are hard to do on your own, like bringing groceries home to an empty house. So it's nice to have the distraction of some one with you.

On my car I have two stickers. One says, "I love my soldier!" And the other has a picture of a stryker on it. We're at a stop light and a lady stops next to me and is waving for me to put my window down. My first thoughts are, "Is my car doing something weird?" (I had my engine needs help light go from green to yellow this weekend, but hey, at least it's not red!), then, "Did I leave something on my car? Does she need directions?" The lady says, "I saw your sticker about the soldier..." And I'm borderline panic mode, "Oh no. What is she going to say? Please don't bash the military or my husband, I couldn't handle it!" She asks if it's my husband, and I say yes. And the lady says, "We pray for you every day! Now I have a face to put with it."

I was so relieved. It's good to know that the ugly things people say and think about the military are not the only thoughts out there. So if you're a military spouse, hold your head up high and ignore the people who try to stomp you down. What I've been learning is they're not worth it!