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Military Spouse Appreciation Day & Freedom Day: It Matters

Posted on May 6, 2016 5 Comments
Military Spouse Appreciation Day & Freedom Day: It Matters

I’ve always felt like Military Spouse Appreciation Day was a bit of a joke. Why? Because the only people who tell me they appreciate me are my fellow milspouses and so I say, “Back at-cha” and move on with my normal day. But this year feels different. I’ll be honest, I had no intention of writing … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Military and Veteran Life | Tagged: army, army life, combat veteran, deployment, military life, military spouse appreciation day, veteran affairs

He came home

Posted on November 6, 2014 7 Comments

And now the deployments seem like barely a blip on our timeline. A distant memory that only seems strong when I’m Already There comes on the radio and at Christmastime when the music on Pandora reminds me of the three Christmases tinged by separation from the one I love.

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Posted in: Christmas, Family, Military and Veteran Life | Tagged: christmas, deployment, homecoming, pandora

What this OEF Veteran’s family wishes you knew

Posted on March 21, 2014 10 Comments
What this OEF Veteran's family wishes you knew

What this OEF Veteran’s family wishes you knew about life and recovery after war

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Posted in: Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Military and Veteran Life | Tagged: anxiety, army, church, deployment, Ezra, milspouse, recovery, Russ, veteran

they all gave something

Posted on November 30, 2013 8 Comments

My husband bares no physical scars from war. But the scars on his mind and our hearts and our little family remain.

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Posted in: Family, Military and Veteran Life | Tagged: anxiety, army, deployment, military life, PTSD, war, wounded warriors

What to do when your church isn’t meeting your needs

Posted on July 25, 2013 25 Comments
What to do when your church isn't meeting your needs

I’m asking you to focus less on the problem and consider the possibility you could in fact be part of the solution.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist | Tagged: (in)RL, church, community, deployment, grace, incourage, legalism

forget where you “should be” and “give God your ugly”

Posted on July 19, 2013 22 Comments
forget where you "should be" and "give God your ugly"

But sometimes, the first step of surrender is admitting to God that you aren’t ready to surrender.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist | Tagged: bible study, church, deployment, grace, legalism, ofs, operation faithful support, surrender, ugly

Disconnect: when God just doesn’t seem relevant

Posted on July 10, 2013 29 Comments

Life just got a whole lot bigger and scarier. But the God I knew was still small and stuck in the box I created for him with my incomplete understanding of his grace.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist | Tagged: church, deployment, grace, legalism, miscarriage

Our Memorial Day Miracle

Posted on May 29, 2013 29 Comments

The amazing story of us establishing contact with the family of our son’s namesake, a fallen soldier.

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Posted in: Ezra, Fatherhood, Military and Veteran Life | Tagged: Afghanistan, deployment, Ezra, KIA, Memorial Day, sacrifice, SGT Ezra Dawson

Final thoughts on my husband’s six years in the Army

Posted on May 8, 2013 18 Comments
Final thoughts on my husband's six years in the Army

It’s within an hour of midnight on the evening of our last official day in the Army. I just finished watching about three straight hours of science fiction television, and even at the lowest setting, this screen is too bright for my over-tired eyes. I was lying in bed with the remnants of that last … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings | Tagged: army, army life, deployment, ets

The Best of Five Years

Posted on March 9, 2013 12 Comments

Yesterday was our 5th anniversary. Five years is a pretty big deal. We’ve been through a lot in those five years. We’ve spent two of those years apart. It’s been a long five years. But, as hard as they have been, they have been a good five years. I would like to commemorate this event … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Christmas, Family, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life | Tagged: anniversary, beach, christmas, deployment, homecoming, honeymoon, marriage
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