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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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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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He came home
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…
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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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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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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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Disconnect: when God just doesn’t seem relevant
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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Ezra Dawson, Fallen Hero: Honoring our Son’s Namesake on Memorial Day
The amazing story of us establishing contact with the family of our son's namesake, a fallen soldier.
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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…
