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Leaving the Military: Our Family’s Experience

May 8, 2018 by Aprille Leave a Comment

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 been several years now since we have been out. Yesterday marks the 5 year anniversary of his ETS date. Each passing year … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: army, deployment, ets, military, military spouse, military wife, reintegration

Military Spouse Appreciation Day & Freedom Day: It Matters

May 6, 2016 by Aprille 5 Comments

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

November 6, 2014 by Aprille 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

March 21, 2014 by Aprille 10 Comments

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

November 30, 2013 by Aprille 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

July 25, 2013 by Aprille 25 Comments

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”

July 19, 2013 by Aprille 22 Comments

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

July 10, 2013 by Aprille 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

Ezra Dawson, Fallen Hero: Honoring our Son’s Namesake on Memorial Day

May 29, 2013 by Aprille 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

May 8, 2013 by Aprille 18 Comments

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
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