Tag: family

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...

‘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...

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...

“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....

“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...

“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...

Last week we had several days of overcast weather. My kids started getting frustrated and by day three my youngest said very dramatically, "When...

It was a beautiful evening at our neighborhood base playground, and as usual I was pushing my twins and watching the sun set while...

“I don’t know what to do,” my 11 year old said as she plopped down at the kitchen table. “About what?” I asked her. “About my...

“Hi there, neighbor!”  If you watch an episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, it is the kindness Mr. Rogers shows to all neighbors that tenders even...

After a thousand mile road trip, I finally asked my sister the question I wasn’t sure I wanted the answer to, “Do you...

Hearing “Happy Memorial Day” never sits well for me as an American, veteran, and military spouse.  Although often well-intended, Americans muddle the greetings with...