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NIkky, I’m coming home

We watch those homecoming videos with tissues clutched in our fingers. We know that they will make us weep but we watch anyway. Because when we have said goodbye, we need to watch them come home-we need to watch someone's loved one come home. It doesn't have to be ours. That opportunity to virtually ... READ the POST

We’ve got the watch

Yesterday was a big day for me-but not for the reasons you might expect. As some of you know our mom passed away May 4th. As a former military officer she is eligible for full military honors at her burial, and she is supposed to be interred with my dad who is buried in Section 64 of Arlington ... READ the POST

A Bridge Too Far?

If you have been a military mom ( or loved one) for any length of time, you know that saying goodbye is part of the territory. It never gets easier. It can get easier to bear if you have a plan. Mine involves knitting, prayer, and pushing myself above and beyond my own limits. As two more of my boys ... READ the POST

Helicopter Mom?

Here is my article in my series LETTERS FROM THE HOMEFRONT in this month's  Change Your Life, Change Your Attitude  Magazine   It’s not easy being a military mom. Let’s face it – it’s not easy being a mom to grownups period. When we knew we were expecting we had a bookshelf full of ... READ the POST

Just take a minute

We have been having ridiculous blue sky days here in Ohio. Breathtakingly beautiful sunny days without a raindrop in sight. That means that the farmers are already complaining here in my neighborhood. But for me, a mom whose heart can get weary with too much bad news and too many goodbyes, it is ... READ the POST

Bonds of Sisterhood

Where would we be without the bonds of the Sisterhood? The advice we receive from each other is invaluable –there is just something about that Mom to Mom connection that is comforting.