military life

“She had come at last to the bend in the road.”–L.M. Montgomery

Our church is cleaning out its library. Each Sunday the library-powers-that-be spread out about 50 books all over four tables,…

8 years ago

The Summer Moving Cycle, Happy Boys, and Praying for Rain

The Summer Moving Cycle Dan keeps asking us when we are going to Germany. Oh....Ummmmm....  It's so hard to see…

9 years ago

Saying Good-Bye

good-bye hugs, as Alan departed for Afghanistan, for 6 months, 2011 from my Xanga series Fall 2011 We had such…

10 years ago

Our First Three Weeks in California Photoblog

Sometimes you meet truly kind people who go over and beyond for you. Thank you so much, Hillary. This made…

10 years ago

The Just-Moved-In Phase

Life kicked me around a little bit this week. A lot of things happened:  not unpacking. Not much of that…

10 years ago

What Being a Military Family Means

It's tempting to think that being a military family means moving a lot, long term separations, being tough, hanging the…

10 years ago

The Flight of Four Children

You know those days where you just feel like.......BLEH. I'm good. I'm even really excited about moving into my new…

10 years ago

So they are no longer two, but one.

This week marks 12 years that  Alan and I have been married. God blessed the day I married my better…

10 years ago

My goal: Being CALM

As I've mentioned before, I have been a highly stressed and impatient version of myself lately. Last night I made…

10 years ago

Bad news from the summer that just keeps on giving

You wouldn't believe the news I got today. Or if you are military,maybe you would. It's easy to feel happy…

10 years ago