Today I have the honor of attending a meeting of the Veteran and Family Advisory Council at the VA. As a military spouse, I have mixed feelings about the VA. I want to make sure that Sam gets the proper medical care and medication that he needs. We've been lucky (knock on wood) in that his care has been good.  Being actively aware of what … [Read more...]

A couple of weeks ago in class, I stood before a room of college freshman and asked, "any of you listen to NPR?"  *crickets* And one student replied with, "how old are you?" My age doesn't matter, but I can tell you that some of the material that comes through NPR does. Recently I read a piece about the military transition. Service members … [Read more...]