The past few weeks have been a blur. We've had some softball games (okay, we had four last week), we've had work, school, laundry, cleaning, you know the drill--a regular week when you are busy. It seems that we've hardly had time to breathe, to really slow down and stop to sit down and just take a few minutes to relax. Until this weekend. We … [Read more...]
The Return Home
I've been thinking a lot about the military experience lately. I was introduced to a couple of websites, veteran writing, and I keep thinking about how the return home really affects our military servicemembers. I wrote a piece in 2017 about Sam returning home. I genuinely believe he is still returning home. Sure, he's retired from the … [Read more...]
Dandelion Kids
April is the month of the military child, sometimes known as "dandelion kids." I've met a few military kids (and some really amazing kids who have grown into adults) and they are wonderful people. I came across this poem and thought I would share here... No matter what this life throws at them they blow back even harder. By age three they can … [Read more...]
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