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Home Is Where The Heart Is – The Blessing To Be At Home
September 25, 2011 – 11:11 am | 2 Comments

 
 
 
 
 
 
By, Carlie Kercheval                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Over the years, I have had many people ask me, “I just don’t know how you do it. How do you stay at home all day with your children?” If I …

The Purple Wig: Spicing up Deployment Doldrums
September 19, 2011 – 12:01 pm | 7 Comments
The Purple Wig: Spicing up Deployment Doldrums

by Jennifer McDonald
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.  Proverbs 17:22
“What does Mom have onher head??”  one of my children shrieked.
I turned to look at them, flipped my …

Dear Kathy: Why doesn’t my mother-in-law care about her grandkids?
September 14, 2011 – 10:21 am | 3 Comments
Dear Kathy: Why doesn’t my mother-in-law care about her grandkids?

Q: Dear Kathy,
“She never asks how I’m doing, even cares to see me. Hardly even sees her own grandkids!” ~ Danielle
“I feel guilty for not keeping my kids in contact with her but she makes …

Love Over Loss
September 12, 2011 – 8:14 pm | 4 Comments
Love Over Loss

by Heather Tabers
 
My 11-year-old daughter stood at the kitchen table last night, running her hands over the items that laid there–a picture of me with my daddy who died of cancer 2 years ago, and …

9/11 Taking The Time To Teach And Remember
September 9, 2011 – 2:22 am | One Comment

By, Carlie Kercheval
As a military homeschooling family, we face many unique challenges that our civilian counterparts do not. One of those challenges is experiencing the long term effects that September 11, 2001, has had on …

“Behind the Blue-Star Banner” Review
September 7, 2011 – 12:01 pm | One Comment

by Aprille Donaldson
 
While I used to be an avid reader, now I do most of my reading in the form of blogs and internet articles. I generally only read two or three books a year. …

Bacon-wrapped Dates
September 2, 2011 – 12:01 pm | No Comment

Well guys (but mostly gals), it’s time for another recipe.  This one is a party favorite, fo’ sho. Make it during your next Super Bowl gathering, or going away party (military wives know something about …