Until I felt the effects of the sacrifice last year, I never knew what strength truly meant. At the time the force didn't seem possible during my husband's year-long deployment. One of my favorite quotes by an unknown author matched my situation. “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” During this year-long sacrifice, I found strength not only in myself but also in the love between me and my husband. Deployment is a word that all military spouses and families dread hearing. When my husband came home to our newly moved house with the news of his deployment to Afghanistan, I was devastated. Even though we received terrible news, we also felt incredible joy that same week. I was pregnant with our first child. We were thrilled with this news, but it also meant that my husband would be gone for the first eight months of our son's life. The dreaded day came too soon. There I lay four months pregnant, scared and worried, on a warm, sunny August day, preparing for our tearful farewell. Being a military spouse, you know you will...