It's the holiday season. Every where you go you are bombarded with reminders that is only x number of days til Christmas. The turkey price war is raging. But you are occupied with another war far away. One that means your son or daughter won't be home. There will be an empty chair at your holiday ... READ the POST
Fearless
Halloween with the ghost and goblins and things that go bump in the night is behind us. It is always a wistful time for me. I remember the anticipation of the kiddos as we worked through what they would be. In the early days I spent hours sewing costumes only to be discarded because "Now I want to ... READ the POST
Keep Calm and Carry On
There's a lot of turbulence out there in the world right now. More troops to Iraq, rumblings of Russian aggression, another North Korean missile test, and missile attacks on a Navy ship. It is enough to make an ordinary citizen who is paying attention stressed out. But if you are a military mom it ... READ the POST
A sigh of relief
I bet you heard it Saturday afternoon. It was the sigh heard round the world. It happens every time a military son or daughter gets back on US soil. I did not have to be there to see it. Just knowing he was climbing off that airplane was enough to let me finally take a deep breath.(Although with one ... READ the POST
Some days it is just all too much
It feels like the sky is falling. The news is filled with protests, discord, and negative ads. I try to avoid most of it. With two sons deployed I need to focus on staying balanced. It is a helpless feeling to watch the world seeming to spin out of control. And then bam-something happens to make ... READ the POST
Losing Control
It's just like riding a bike they said. You just get on and it all comes back to you. I disagree. I am sitting here nursing a myriad of bruises as I contemplate that saying. It does not come right back to you. When you are used to high handlebars and pushing on the bike pedals to stop, a bike ... READ the POST
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