We’ve seen it on the Internet, in the papers, hear about it on the news and many of you really have no clue that Bullying is an issue. We are loosing our children and that is not ok. Every parent should talk to their child about bullying. They need to tell someone if they are…
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Our Children Need Us to Stand up to Bullying
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The Fight Here at Home
Times are still tough and no one knows better than the military community just how hard it is to make ends meet. They’re standing in lines in San Diego. They’re waiting outside churches and warehouses in Virginia and in Arkansas for help with feeding their families. Food distributions operated by food banks, churches and other…
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No One Is Alone
As a military spouse the nightmare of uniformed men knocking on my door to share news of my loved one’s life being lost in a time of war is one I’ve had more than once. I wouldn’t say it’s an experience I am in any way prepared for, but it’s a fear I had actually…
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My Navy Wife Life: Learning Patience
Waiting sucks. I hate it. I know hate is a strong word, but waiting and I don’t get along. Waiting requires patience; patience is a virtue I don’t really have. It has gotten a heck of a lot better in the last year but I wouldn’t consider myself a person with a ton of patience….
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My Wish for my Military Child
I think the hardest job in the military is not that of the spouse, like you commonly hear, it is being a child of a military family. Childhood should be filled with yellow, sun-colored memories and laughter, and sometimes you don’t get a lot of that as a military child. These kids endure moves every…
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The Art of Patiently Waiting
My inspiration is Duke, our beloved American Bulldog. We rescued this big love in 2007 and have been devoted to him since. Faithful, couch potato, glutton for food, gentle giant, and loving. This and more describes our Duke. I didn’t know I or we needed it, but we didn’t rescue him, he rescued us. This…
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Recruiting Duty Journey ~ What I Didn’t Tell You
When my husband came home to tell me he was selected for Recruiting Duty. My thoughts were… no they won’t put you on Recruiting with everything going on. All these emotions were running through my mind. I was not nice, told him he needs to get out of this. We have 2 special needs children…
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Mapping Out Your Move
DETACH from…… REPORT to…. Receiving new official orders is often an emotionally tumultuous time. Those few words letting you now where you’ll be headed next are filled with such excitement, anticipation, and let’s admit it, anxiety! It makes the rumors and verbal promises a reality. And then whether you celebrate or commiserate, before you even have time to…
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Be Trendy Without Being Broke
I know I’m not alone in my love of fashion and lack of disposable income to blow on the hottest new trends. But I don’t want to be stuck with last summer’s cutest dress that is now this summer’s “so lame” outfit because it is the opposite of what is currently in style. Luckily when…
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Spring is Just Around the Bend
This week brings the first day of Spring, and here in Southern California we are celebrating with massive amounts of rain. (Yes, that was a slight touch of sarcasm you detected.) I can’t really complain, because it never rains here and in a month or so I’ll be wishing we’d had more rain. Right now,…
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