A couple of nights ago, I got a text. Just a few simple words, but they meant so much.
“Hey, are you okay?”
On a scale of 1 to 10, I was at a 7 of not okay. Classes were taking their toll on me, homework was piling up around me, even part-time work seemed like too much, and the house looked like three tornadoes tore through it. All the nopes (my organizational skills can only do so much, apparently).
With the advent of new technology, many things have changed over time. The equipment our service members use is much more advanced. Our children learn in very different ways than we did. And our means of communication have drastically changed, no longer requiring handwritten letters of love.
Now that it’s finally starting to get cold here, I want nothing more than to sit on my couch with a mug of hot chocolate, two or three blankets, and a book. With the weather getting nastier, now is the perfect time to really sink your teeth into some good winter reads.
A blog post for the man who has relentlessly proclaimed he “only wants socks for Christmas.”
We can probably agree that the holidays, and life in general, have become more about ourselves than family or friends. What a sad realization that is. To change that, I’ve compiled a list of values everyone should keep in their heart, not just now, but throughout the new year to make it a year of compassion.
Change is impossible to avoid in military life. It’s constant in our life, but our family tries maintaining Christmas traditions, especially during the holidays. Our traditions are simple, but our kids make sure that we always remember them. We look forward to them, and I think it provides some continuity in our ever-changing life and world.
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