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Leaving the Military: Our Family’s Experience
My husband got out of the military in 2013 after a total of 10 service years spread between two service branches, three plus duty stations, one OCONUS tour, and two overseas deployments. It’s…
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Memorial Day: What it Means to a Veteran’s Wife
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…
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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,…
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An answered prayer, the moment I fell in love with the military, and two guest posts
Now, we are on the other side, but the prayer remains answered and the love for this community hasn't gone away. Some days I wish I could just walk away and stop thinking…
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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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they all gave something
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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Encouragement and resources for the military wife
I hope that this list of posts, resources, books, and websites will be an encouragement to you wherever you are in your journey as a military spouse!
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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…
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Moving Days: garbage dumpsters, packing, pizza, goodbyes, magic erasers, and more
Moving Day 1 dawned lovely, warm, and sunny. We woke up around 6am because the movers had said they would be there between 8 and 9 am. I was scurrying around trying to…
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Breathing out
Yesterday was my husband’s first day as a…civilian? I want to say civilian. But as we are still “employed” by the Army for another 2 1/2 months, and officially on leave, it’s not…
