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Seasons of Life: Embracing Change with Faith as Your Anchor
Change is inevitable as are the seasons. When we apporaoch each season looking for gifts, we will be rewarded with stregnth, opportunity, and faith.
Emotional Labor of Being a Military Spouse
A few years ago, I read an article about emotional labor. The author described her experience of asking for one simple gift for Mother’s Day. She wanted someone to deep clean her home. Her husband waited until the last minute, then decided it was too expensive. In addition, he couldn’t find a cleaning service for the day he wanted, so instead, he “cleaned” the bathrooms leaving her to watch their children destroy the rest of the house.
He thought he gave her the gift she wanted.
News 6 Mashup: Oct. 11, 2021
Here are the top stories for the week of Oct. 11, 2021, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• First Lady Releases Report With Goals to Help Military Families
• Most Americans Support Resettlement of Afghan Refugees
• First All-Women Team Guard Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• This Week in History
5 Ways to Connect with Your Child During Deployment
When I learned that my husband was going to deploy this year, their relationship left me nervous. It would be our first longer separation and the first my son would remember. I couldn’t help but worry, not only for them, but also for me. How would I connect with my son the way he connects with his dad?
My 3 1/2 year old son is a daddy’s boy, through and through.
He loves playing cars and dinos with Dad, matching clothes with Dad, and helping Dad with all the household tasks and projects.
Have you heard the song, “Watching You” by Rodney Atkins? (If not, you can listen here.) That’s them, in a nutshell.
Home Fire Prevention Week: It Can Happen to Anyone
In a matter of minutes, a home fire can engulf the building, destroying belongings, precious mementos of times gone by, and a family’s sense of normal and peace of mind.
At the American Red Cross, the most frequent disaster we respond to—doing so every single day—are home fires. The statistics are staggering.
Just Start Running: Amy Nieman
Does your chosen career create challenges which impact your exercise program? This month, Lt. Col. Amy Nieman (U.S. Army), attorney and ultramarathoner, shares her philosophy. Those who are in the legal profession can relate to stressful schedules and deadlines. Amy made the transition from track while in college, to road racing and ultramarathons.
Ghosts of Duty Stations Past
We’re currently stationed on Okinawa, a place pretty well known for ghost stories. I never paid it much mind, except for when our cats are staring at things that aren’t there and chasing invisible apparitions into the “ghost closet,” as we lovingly call it. But, spooky October is here and has brought with it some ghosts of duty stations past.
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