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Moving Again: We All Serve and Sacrifice
My preschooler told his Sunday School teacher this week that we’re moving. When I signed him out of class, Miss D asked me about it. I think she was starting to feel sad we were possibly leaving soon.
Westgate Resorts Military Weekend
Editor’s note: Thank you to Westgate Resorts for providing airfare for Chrissy and Sarah to attend this event in exchange for a blog review.
In December 2021, Westgate Resorts continued its decade-long tradition of honoring our military service members, veterans, and their families. Westgate, a collection of 27 stunning resorts located all across America, hosted 900 military families at their Westgate Town Center Resort in Kissimmee, Florida, for their Military Weekend event.
News 6 Mashup: Feb. 14, 2022
Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of Feb. 14, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• US Troops Rapidly Deployed to Europe
• Military Health System Continuing Health Record Rollout
• File Taxes to Receive Full Child Tax Credit
• Military Members Represent U.S. in 2022 Winter Olympics
• This Week in History
Is It Me?
I have a tough time trying to connect. Is it me?
We’ve been at our new duty station for about a year and three months. Let me start by saying that I love our home, and I love having all the space I need in our home. The area is nice, but being stationed in a remote area makes me miss having a military community nearby. I say that because we all know that, no matter what, you can find a few friends with a common interest. You can spend time together and have fun and get to know a person fully and without judgment.
At Military Hospitals, Yoga Offers Calm in the Storm
Like many military spouses living in the greater Washington, D.C. area, I get my medical care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Sitting in the lobby at a recent medical appointment, I couldn’t help but notice how busy the place was. People coming in and out, wounded warriors heading to appointments, medical equipment being delivered, staff members rushing to their next shift, and patients receiving critical care.
7 Conversations to Help You Prepare For Reintegration
A few weeks ago, my husband called to give me his anticipated homecoming date. I was ecstatic to hear that; while still a ways off. the date was earlier than I expected. Time to prepare for reintegration
I’m not letting myself write it down until he’s on the plane though… I’m too accustomed to plans changing.
Because…military life.
The PCS Lamenting Season
As we near the PCS season, it brings a lot of emotions in relation to the future, and sometimes, that includes a little lamenting:
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