The hospital meds out of my system presented me with new issues. I was in constant pain. Learning to use muscles that hadn’t moved...
It's that time of year... new beginnings and excitement about trying new things (or old things, for that matter). You're pumped. You're ready to...
There should have been no surprises when I attended a “Favorite Things” party last month I brought gift cards to a bookstore. I love...
If you are like me, this concept is relatively new to you too. I only came to know the term Dry January during a...
I love to take meals to people. You got a sick kid? Lemme bring you a meal. Your husband is in the field all...
I love to read and have found joining a Book Club can be a great way to make friends as I've moved around the...
“You doing ok?” I asked my friend.
“I don’t know,” she said as we walked along the trail. “I just feel…” she paused searching for...
Since having my daughter, I have had to learn so much about how to navigate healthcare, specifically how to advocate for a tiny new...
“So when can I start walking again?” I excitedly asked my surgeon.
Without missing a beat, she answered, “three months.”
My heart dropped. “I’m sorry,” I...
I wasn’t a good patient the first few days at the rehab center. I didn’t want to be there. I don’t do well with...
Where dreams come from and nightmares roam that’s where I could be found for two months. Unawakened at first, then slowly scratching the surface...
So I married a Texan. A Texas flag-hanging, Whataburger lovin', Cowboys fan-till-he-dies, Lone Star Man. And with that comes a lot of extra obligations....
Military Lifestyle
Ignorance Is Bliss: The Quiet Resilience of Military Children
Military Children are always described as resilient. But what resilience begins in ignorance, in the carefree unawareness of life, just shifting all around them?...
