The first two days we all felt like our daughter would be coming home any minute. This reminds me of a death in the family. Then you realize that person is not going to come home for a long time. You miss that person so much. Its painful, but we know it is temporary, but [...]
It’s happening again. Our daughter is leaving for a lengthy assignment. This time the granddaughters are staying in their home with their step dad. He is a great guy and wonderful caregiver to our granddaughters. In fact, my granddaughters dedicated their book ,Deployed Kids to him when he was our daughter’s boy friend. This time [...]
Here is a picture of my husband Alan and my granddaughter Bailey’s at her school’s Open House. My husband and I both helped her with her school project. When my daughter deployed and her children arrived in our home the elementary school had been in session for 3 months. I tried to find after [...]
With no warning I became a mom of a military child. Over 15 years ago when my daughter, Erin joined the Air Force. My family was not a military family. My grandpa served in World War I, but he never really spoke about being the military. I was unfamiliar of what military life [...]
I had the opportunity to present my Key Note speech at a Yellow Ribbon event on April 9 for the 96th MPBN combined with the 321st MP DET CI Army Reserve families. Yellow Ribbon events are broken down in a numbered series from 1- 7. Series 1-Starting Planning Phase of deployment through Series 7 [...]
