She walks down the center aisle of the chapel – shoulders back, head held high, dog tags around her neck. She carries her six-month-old son in her arms. They are there to say goodbye to the daddy he never really got to know. I sat there near the back in a simple black dress, my … [Read more…]
And then she knelt down next to me, asked me questions, and got to know me as well as anyone can in a ten-minute conversation. I felt understood and noticed and cared for.
This is a list of songs that I listened to over and over while my husband was deployed and came to be pretty special to me. Music is great therapy when you are going through a deployment. American Soldier – Toby Keith Hero At Home – Amy Douglas They Also Serve – John Conlee Letters … [Read more…]