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…
Going on a Bloggy Vacation
I was looking at my planner yesterday, and it occurred to me that this is going to be a very busy, stressful, crazy week. So I decided to go on a little bloggy vacation. Just for a week. After I complete the 537 things on my to do list, I promise I’ll be back. […] Read more…
Mil Spouse Weekly Roundup #39
Mil Spouse Weekly Roundup #39! This week’s host is Sarah from G.I. Joe’s Wife. So go check her out, link up one of your posts from this week, and hop around to the other bloggers on the list! Read more…
Andrea Pearson: Keeper of the Stars
In case you haven’t heard, my dear friend over at Goodnight Moon hosts the What’s YOUR Song? Link-Up every Thursday. It’s as simple as it sounds: pick a song, post it on your blog, and link it up. The last time I participated in the link up, I shared Miss Willie Brown’s “Freeland,” a beautiful song […] Read more…
Forgetful
“Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have film.” ~ Steven Wright I have a terrible memory. And I can’t even blame it on old age or motherhood because I’ve always had a terrible memory. I hated every history class I took in high school, not because I didn’t enjoy learning about the past, […] Read more…
Top 10 Reasons Why I Can’t Wait Until Summer
When I was a kid, summer was my favorite season. Of course, it was mostly because school was out, but it was more than that. Summer was synonymous with carefree fun. I spent my days at the community pool and my nights giggling at sleepovers. I didn’t have a worry in the world. Of course as I got […] Read more…
