Our second Christmas in the desert is quickly approaching and I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of two holiday scented candles and the second and...
It’s October and the cusp of the holiday season. The decorative pumpkins have been sitting on your bookshelf for weeks. The wooden “thankful and...
It’s that time of year again for parties, family gatherings and enjoying special treats. Start a new holiday tradition this year by including one...
‘Where do you call home?’... an innocent enough question on the surface, but what home means to a military family is far from simple.
It’s...
I love to take meals to people. You got a sick kid? Lemme bring you a meal. Your husband is in the field all...
My eleven-year-old still sleeps with his teddy bear. When I tuck him and his teddy bear in at night, these are moments that I live...
11 November Military Apparel was established in 2020 by the husband and wife team of Courtney and Tyler, an OIF Army Veteran. After not...
Last Thanksgiving I felt that a boulder sat on my chest as we gathered with friends to share what we were thankful for. We...
“Is that your dad again?” my husband asked me.
I felt a knot in my stomach. “Yep. Third time today,” I said. I felt torn....
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...
Four children. Some dogs. The cat. A hamster. And neighborhood kids running in and out of my house. It take all of a hot...
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“I hope we don’t see you for awhile,” the nurse said as she waved goodbye to me on my...
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Bedtime is finally here, again. The house is quiet. But your mind is racing through a never-ending...
