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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

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

Moving Days: garbage dumpsters, packing, pizza, goodbyes, magic erasers, and more

May 6, 2013 by Aprille 8 Comments

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 stuff all of our “do not pack” items into a closet so they wouldn’t get packed by the packers. When the Army … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Finding "Home" in 2013, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous Tagged: army, army move, baby jesus, bob evans, demolition, ets, fridge, friends, goodbyes, kentucky, moving, moving truck, north carolina, PCS, piano lessons, piano teaching, pizza, truck

Our last days in Kentucky

April 29, 2013 by Aprille 2 Comments

Along with preparing to move to North Carolina in the space of 10 days, I was also trying to squeeze in last minute coffee dates, playdates, and appointments so I could spend some time with people who have become really important to me over the last 3 1/2 years. I wasn’t able to see everyone, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Miscellaneous Tagged: Applebees, birth center, chiropractic, chiropractor, coffee, ets, ETSing, facebook, friends, goodbyes, lactation consultant, mall, mary carol, midwife, nurse, postpartum depression, PWOC

Our Journey to “Home” ~ Part 2: God’s Direction

April 18, 2013 by Aprille 12 Comments

This post is second in a series of posts describing how God has led my family to relocate from Kentucky to North Carolina as my husband is ending his military career. To read the beginning this story, click here for Part 1. To read all of the posts regarding this move, God preparing my heart … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Finding "Home" in 2013, Messy Faith, Travel Tagged: apartment, employment, ets, housing, job searching, moving, new job, north carolina, pool, provision

Our Journey to “Home” ~ Part 1: The Disappointments and Desperation

April 13, 2013 by Aprille 5 Comments

I began this year knowing it would be full of transition and a lot of unknowns. My husband was coming to the very end of his military career and searching for the next step. We started with a very solid plan. For the last three years we had discussed a certain military-friendly company as a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Finding "Home" in 2013, Military and Veteran Life, Travel Tagged: employment, ets, job searching, moving, north carolina, unemployment

Breathing out

February 23, 2013 by Aprille 9 Comments

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 quite time to say that. But he’s done with the Army and has no further obligations. I feel like I should write … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Military and Veteran Life Tagged: army, ets

Afraid {Five Minute Friday}

February 1, 2013 by Aprille 7 Comments

Today I am participating in a weekly feature on lisajobaker.com called Five Minute Fridays. Bloggers are given a writing prompt (topic) and told to write for *five minutes. “No *editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.” Today’s topic is “Afraid.” GO. “Afraid.” Nah…I’m not doing that one. But a few moments later, I heard another voice: What are you … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Finding "Home" in 2013, Five Minute Fridays, Messy Faith, Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: afraid, army, ets, fear, five minute friday

A place for us

January 19, 2013 by Aprille 4 Comments

I should be walking, or ellipticaling, or weight lifting. But instead I am sitting on the floor of the gym facing the back side of an older gentleman on a workout bike watching his feet go round and round. Proof.

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Posted in: Family, Finding "Home" in 2013 Tagged: Charlotte Church, ets, google, google maps, josh groban, moving

Home {one word for 2013}

January 1, 2013 by Aprille 24 Comments

I’ve had my “dreams and goals for 2013” post on my “blog posts to do” list for several months now. But when I sat down to start writing it a few weeks ago, I immediately scrapped it without saving. Eh, no one cares or needs to know that I want to be a better wife … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Finding "Home" in 2013, Messy Faith, Military and Veteran Life, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings Tagged: 2013, dreams, ets, future, moving, new years day, new-years
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