For the first time in my nearly two decades as a military spouse, deployment means something different to me.
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Murphy Came Calling
It was the first time any of my children had to have surgery, and of course this would happen when my husband was deployed, and somewhere Murphy was lurking.
It Takes A Village
And, there I was…. within a year of my husband taking command of an 1100 Soldier combat arms unit, he was deployed. In my role as the senior spouse, I worked with our rear-detachment to host four unit-wide events that year – the first being a Halloween Trunk or Treat. I met with all six company-level family readiness group (FRG) leaders, explained my concept, and asked my village for their support.
MMP #960 Book: When Your Daddy’s A Soldier
Time away from our soldiers can affect the storyline of our everyday lives during their absence. Their departure can set the stage for the onset of unique challenges. In Gretchen McLellan’s recent books When Your Daddy’s a Soldier, she provides children with the experience of seeing themselves in between the cover of a book. She depicts the real and raw emotions that can often times fill our homes as we prepare for the departure and arrival of our soldiers.
Eat His Cereal While He’s Gone
You ever do that? Anticipate an event so much that by the time whatever you’re looking forward to happens, you kind of just miss the actual moment. It comes and goes without even a whisper of the mental attention you gave it beforehand.
MMP Show #951: The Day After
What happens the day after those tear jerking home coming videos? In this Minicast, Annie and Amie discuss their personal experiences with reintegrations from their spouses’ multiple deployments. Each person is different and each deployment is different. So it’s best to set each other’s expectations leading up to reintegration.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment… Part 3
Join Blogger LaVaughn Ricci as she chronicles the emotional cycles of deployment. This is Part Three. Click these links to go back to Part 1 and Part 2.
A Military Life in Christmas Carols
There are traditional Christmas carols, and then there are military life Christmas carols. Enjoy this fun twist that applies to our every day circumstances as servicemembers, milspouses, and military brats!
It’s Time to Forgive Tom Brady and His Metaphoric Misstep
Dear Tom Brady, as a Steeler fan, I don’t often root for you. But I am married to a Patriots fan, and I know that if you are on TV in the 4th quarter, I better not leave the living room.
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