“What can I do to help?” That is the first thing that my husband says when he comes home from work. After 21 years of marriage, 4 kids, multiples deployments, challenges, victories, and disappointment…that question never gets old

Being proud of my husband and family is something that came naturally. The idea of being proud of him as a soldier was entirely separate. But the feeling of being a proud soldier’s wife, was something that took a deep understanding and gradual development. I came to this realization and appreciation at the start of good ole 2020.

As a resident of Fayetteville, North Carolina my whole life, (better known as Fort Bragg in the military world) I should have known what it was like to be part of the Army. But growing up around it did not necassarily give me that insight.