military life

The Fork in the Road

****This post is part of my series on Real Army Wives. This series follows my husband's first deployment to Iraq…

6 years ago

Alan’s Convoy Attack

****It has been a few weeks since our last chapter, so let's do a quick recap. I finally quit teaching,…

6 years ago

The Time of Our Sojourning in Georgia

When Jacob, as in Jacob one of the patriarchs of Israel, moved to Egypt during the famine, his son Joseph…

6 years ago

6 Ways to Save Your Marriage During Deployment

****This post is part of the series Real Army Wives on storiesofourboys.com. This series chronicles the story of our first…

6 years ago

The First 3 Casualties From Our First Deployment

***This post is part of the Real Army Wives series, which appears each Monday morning on storiesofourboys.com. Click here for…

6 years ago

My First Colossal Failure & My Supportive Spouse Overseas

***This post belongs to the series True Stories of Real Army Wives. ***** My last post was about how miserable I…

6 years ago

Real Army Wives: Grim Reminders and My Guardian Angel

*******This post is part of the series True Stories of Real Army Wives. This blog series takes place in 2003, at…

7 years ago

The Military Spouse of the Year Award

Kids' papers often get turned in a day or two late. Sometimes things go missing for days before we find…

7 years ago

Decisions: Learning to Put People Before Logic

****This post is part of the series The Real Army Wives, appearing every Monday on storiesofourboys.com. For the first half…

7 years ago

Military Finances: Newlyweds on 2 Separate Continents

*******This post is part of the series, The Real Army Wives. For last week's post click here.******* Guest Post from…

7 years ago