The other day a friend of mine emailed to ask for deployment advice. It wasn’t the first time her husband deployed, but it was the first time her young child started expressing his stress through anger and behavior changes. My kids never acted out their deployment stress, maybe because my daughter was too young to understand […] Read more…
Keeping Families Connected During Deployments
My latest post for Fort Bragg Patch went up yesterday! It’s called Keeping Families Connected During Deployments. I’d love it if you would stop by and visit me over there today. I’d love it even more if you would leave a comment or click on “recommend.” (I’m turning off my comments here so go on […] Read more…
USAA Military Spouse Community
I’m so excited to share that I was featured on the USAA Military Spouse Community! Have you heard about this community yet? If you haven’t, you need to go check it out. Not only is it a place for mil spouses to reach out to each other, but they just kicked off a […] Read more…
“Alice Bliss”: A Book Review
The following is a book review I wrote for the Homefront United Network… When I first started reading Alice Bliss, a novel by Laura Harrington about a teenage girl coping with her father’s deployment to Iraq, I had no intention of getting overly emotional. I’ve lived through my husband’s deployments. I’ve lived vicariously through friends’ deployments. I’ve read military […] Read more…
Wife on the Roller Coaster Meets Mrs. S. (Again)
Today I’m guest blogging for one of my favorite bloggy friends, Mrs. S. from The Adventures of Mr. Superman and Mrs. S. I’ve guest blogged for her before, and I was so excited when she asked me for a return visit while she takes some time off for homecoming preparation. So go visit me over […] Read more…
Living Every Day Like He Deploys Tomorrow
As some of you may know, I’m a contributing writer for Blue Star Families. It’s been awhile since my last BSF post, but I’m back and ready for comments! Check it out: Living Every Day Like He Deploys Tomorrow. Read more…
