Ah, February.
A whole month of this new year has quickly passed by, and it’s now been two months since my husband returned from Iraq. It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously awaiting his return in that cold airplane hangar. And then there are other days when it feels like he has been home forever and that the long deployment was only a bad dream.
May is Military Appreciation Month—the month where we celebrate Armed Forces Day, recognize milspouses with Military Spouse Appreciation Day, and remember the fallen with Memorial Day. But how can you best help military families?
This week on AWTR we’re featuring Army Times Publishing Company about revisions in the Family and Medical Leave Act involving military families. Field Problems Resource of the Week: BrainLine.org, The Relationship Minute, Real Life Warrior, and AWTR Book Club!
Sleep is such a wonderful thing! Join us tonight as we talk with author Elizabeth Pantley about her book “The No Cry Sleep Solution”. If you have kids, you won’t want to miss this! Field Problems Resource of the Week: Cell Phones For Soldiers. We have the Newbie Minute and AWTR Household 6 Tips.
Join us for a discussion about Family Planning and the military. It’s true, you never know what might be around the bend and planning a family around deployments, PCSing, and all the other obstacles we’re facing can be a challenge to say the least. We’ll talk with Dr. Calzada a former Navy physician. Field Problems Resource of the Week: Conceivex. The Newbie Minute and AWTR Household 6 tips!
Join us for AWTR’s ARMY WIFE LIFE topic “surviving or sustaining your Army wife life – what is your everday resource? Field Problems Resource of the Week Marrying A Man, Raising A Husband, the Newbie Minute, and AWTR’s Household 6!
Join us for a special session of AWTR featuring a live interactive broadcast with the American Legion Auxiliary. Each October the top volunteer and staff person from each of the states gather in Indianapolis, the HQ city for both The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary – along with national program chairs and officers – about 150 in attendance. They serve almost 900,000 members. Our topic is sharing with them what military families need.
Join us for a discussion on parenting and discipline with author Elizabeth Pantley. Field Problems Resource of the Week children’s book author Alice Mead, the Money Minute, and AWTR’s Post with the Most!!
After about six years of being a milspouse, I just realized something today.
I don’t have to be okay.
This for me was a huge epiphany. My husband deployed in January, and I’ve been striving since then to carry on. You know, pay the bills, keep the house maintained, keep the yard neat, the vehicles maintained, nurture and teach our sons—and smile.
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