Instead of Counting Down the Days until My Marine Came Home, I Counted My Blessings
It was a relatively mild morning in October—cool even, considering we were in the middle of the Mojave Desert. We…
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It was a relatively mild morning in October—cool even, considering we were in the middle of the Mojave Desert. We…
Continue ReadingMilitary spouses are a rare, beautiful breed of human being. They are the people who can pack up their homes…
Continue ReadingMy husband and I have experienced two extensive deployments together—the first as newlyweds and now, as parents to four. It…
Continue ReadingTo you, the man weighed down by childhood and combat trauma . . . the man in whom I invested…
Continue ReadingMy beautiful wife, I see you watching me fight a war that did not end for me even after I…
Continue ReadingI’m going to be perfectly honest: I had no intention of leaving the state of Pennsylvania when I went to…
Continue ReadingDear world, When all of this is over, something strange is going to happen. When the quarantine lifts and we…
Continue ReadingYou see her driving up to the Chick-fil-A drive-thru a few hours before dinnertime to beat the long lines. She’s…
Continue ReadingIt’s almost like having surgery. You are unsure going in and wake up feeling nervous. Hazy. And when you…
Continue ReadingWhen I said, "I do" three years ago, I wasn't just joining my husband in marriage, I was also joining…
Continue ReadingIt will be a year in October that we moved to Tennessee, and for the past five months I have…
Continue ReadingMe: "How was your day, baby?" The Hubby: "Well actually a car bomb went off about a mile away from us…
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