Picture this… You’re on a bridge and you don’t know where it leads. You have no other choice but to send your child across it and it doesn’t matter if you’re afraid, you still have to do it. You decide to take it one plank at a time, hoping and praying that they’ll make it to the other side. Now hold on to that imagery:

Our children willingly signed up for this lifestyle… Dare I say, some of us even willingly signed up and know many others who’ve served in some capacity, no matter the branch.  However, many of us did not. Hence the Drafted MOMs. We ourselves were drafted into this lifestyle and it IS a lifestyle. Life itself has changed for us. We were thrown into crossing that bridge of gut-wrenching fear mixed with tearful pride, love and broken hearts. It’s unyielding, inconvenient, confusing, and downright frightening to say the least. It’s also, where we realize as parents that we’re not able to protect them anymore.

It’s where we learn who won’t make it across and who will go on to cross many more bridges. It’s where many of us begin to understand why prayer is so important and know that only God Himself will be able to protect them & go wherever they’re going. Not drafted into serving but drafted into being a military family. Drafted into prideful moments as well as heartbreaking ones. Drafted into the uncertainties, into understanding our full dependency on God, no matter the outcome.

And that is why, we’re called Drafted MOMs!

Drafted MOMs is a Christian faith-based organization focused on supporting women who have children in the United States Military. From enlistment to veteran status, we’re here every step of the way.