I can still remember the phone call. I was sitting on my porch doing homework when my department head called...
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Read moreDetailsI know. It sounds awful. What cold-hearted b*#$% doesn’t miss her husband while he is deployed overseas?! I definitely miss...
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Read moreDetailsReceiving an invitation to visit your deployed spouse at his or her next port call evokes all of the anticipation...
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Read moreDetailsFor most, this time of the year holds the excitement of the school year ending, the promise of fun summer...
Read moreDetailsLet me tell you a story. A few months ago, the ambulance was called for a little boy in my...
Read moreDetailsI have more than a few heart wrenching scenes engraved within my memories spanning my short 28 years, but perhaps...
Read moreDetailsThe best vacations offer quality time to relax, make memories, try new things, see new scenery and escape from the...
Read moreDetailsJune 14, 1775: The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army as a means for the 13 unified American colonies...
Read moreDetailsLife is hard. Being an adult is hard. But we know hard. We know the down and dirty, muck and...
Read moreDetailsIt’s the same old song (and dance). There is usually a list that gets circulated once a year that contains...
Read moreDetailsI’ve been told that I am a bit of a control freak… maybe a micromanager…or perhaps an obsessive organizer. Personally,...
Read moreDetailsFor the most part, we all remember the basics of what we should be packing to stay with us when...
Read moreDetailsAs the date to our vow renewal quickly approaches, I look back over the 23 years of our relationship and...
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