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Building Love Maps in Your Marriage
I love those first few weeks when I PCS to a new place. Undaunted by a lack of household goods or limited leave, I load my family up every morning to go out exploring our new home. Driving around the installation aimlessly but full of intention.
We speculate on which park we will enjoy walking to the most or which of a town’s kitschy diners we will frequent on Sundays after church. Taking it all in. Learning the main roads at first, the way to the commissary, the PX, then gradually picking up on the backways and roundabout shortcuts. By the time your stay is halfway up, you know how to avoid gate traffic and where to go to meet your friends for coffee or lunch. Though no matter how well you have become acquainted with it, the town you leave is seldom the same town when your moving truck arrived. The place you have all your socials closes down and is replaced by another restaurant, new boutiques open on Main Street. Of course, just before you leave, you begin discovering fascinating places and activities that have been there all along, but you never knew.
Our marriages are similar.
Tuning Your Radio: Part 1
Every month, without fail, I struggle to think of what I should write about.
What kind of profound piece of enlightenment can I possibly share with AWN readers?
My personal Jiminy Cricket strikes again, offering a moment of clarity (usually, right after a moment of absolute chaos). Lately, I have noticed many of my decisions and reactions are hugely impacted by what kind of environment I am surrounding myself with, as well as the useful or harmful voice in my head. What shows am I watching? What books am I reading? What music am I rocking out to?
And most importantly, what people am I allowing to infiltrate my tiny spot in the universe? Each answer can have a precise impact on how my mood, mindset for decisions, and general outlook on life.
News 6 Mashup: Feb. 10, 2020
Here are the top stories for Feb. 10, 2020 straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
Happy Valentine’s Day Week!
We’re getting in the spirit with a few fun facts.
Did you know…
Every year more than 36 million boxes of chocolates are sold across the US.
More than 9 million people buy their pets a Valentine’s Day gift.
Teachers receive the most Valentine’s Day cards
Hallmark was one of the first to mass produce a Valentine’s Day card more than one hundred years ago! Find more fun facts at 1800flowers.com
Do You Possess the Willpower to Follow Through?
The months continue to pass by, and what you planned to achieve might have gotten away. What happened to your fitness goals?
It happens too frequently, the interruptions and sacrificing your aspirations to fit in others. But you can still achieve your goals if you want them bad enough. You can analyze what it will take. Do you possess the willpower to follow through?
You can increase your chances of success when you have others to assist and recognize your talents. In order to be successful, you must have the desire to want to improve.
In this column we will visit with Emily Harrison Torrence.
Love The One You’re With
“Got any Valentine’s Day plans?”
That simple question can evoke a range of reactions from women all over world, but to a milspouse with a loved one downrange, you may want to take a step back when asking.
Unfortunately, like New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day is often greeted with unrealistic expectations. If you have a love in your life, it is a day of plans and giddiness. If you are without your love, let’s just call you the Grinch That Stole Valentine’s Day.
But you don’t have to be!
Loving the Invisible Spouse
Don’t let the title fool you, my husband isn’t really invisible. But I’m going to be completely honest here—it sure feels like it at so many points in this military life.
He’s a true superhero. He jets off right in the middle of a toddler meltdown to save the world. Who could be mad at that? People swoon over superheroes.
So why, at times, have I felt as though I spend more time with the bagger at Kroger than my own husband?
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