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3 ways to spark life-breathing creativity.
Numerous cultures have folk stories that remind women of the importance of creative activity and expression.
A Year of Thanks: April
It’s me, again! Tired of me yet? No, you can’t be, because I’m amazing.
This month wasn’t the best month ever by any stretch of the imagination. I had my own personal struggles that, frankly, I’m still dealing with. However, I still managed to find something I’m thankful for every single day. I? Deserve a cookie.
The Five Stages of Pre-Deployment
For much of the world, the “war” is winding down. Military budgets are being slashed to make way for more immediately apparent domestic demands. More and more medals are being awarded to heroes for actions taken in a conflict that is quickly fading from public awareness.
Except in my home and the homes of thousands of military families.
In my home, we are living the emotional roller coaster that is the stages of pre-deployment. Not familiar with these stages? In many ways, they mimic the stages of grief.
Here is the process:
AWTR Show 469: Homefront Rising
Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by the Army Wife Network Core Team - www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military...
Finding a Battle Buddy: Part 2
One absolute necessity for making it through this roller coaster ride we call military life is meeting our battle buddies. These are the friends who, no matter what else is happening, will drop whatever they’re doing to help you out. These are the friends that you can call (and who can call you) at any time of the day or night just to talk to you, or to keep you from banging your head against the wall (much). AWN’s co-founder Tara Crooks wrote the article, Finding Your Battle Buddy, that has suggestions on how to meet yours.
My Little Army Brat
To celebrate April, Month of the Military Child, I dug out this patriotic picture of my sweet son Caden, because he was being so stinkin’ cooperative in my attempt to show just how dearly he loves his mama.
I cannot imagine how these little treasures ever got dubbed with the term “Army brat.”
AWTR Show 468: Raising Children in an Age of Overindulgence
Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by the Army Wife Network Core Team - www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military...
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