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A Mother’s Treasure
December 21, 2012 – 1:01 am | No Comment
A Mother’s Treasure

Shaped by Faith
A Mother’s Treasure

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Our home has become a Christmas Carol as we have “Decked the Halls” with splashes of Christmas everywhere. The Christmas tree stands like a proud grandmother …

A to Z the Military Way: E to ETS (Or Who Knew Military was an Actual Foreign Language? )
September 7, 2012 – 1:01 am | No Comment

A to Z the Military Way: E to ETS (Or Who Knew Military was an Actual Foreign Language? )
By: Mary Anderson
E – Echo. ~Echo. Echo. Echo.~ The fifth letter in the NATO alphabet. Just like …

A to Z the Military Way: D to DON (or I’m Just Going to Tune You Out Because I am Now Officially Lost)
August 1, 2012 – 3:16 am | No Comment

A to Z the Military Way:  D to DON (or I’m Just Going to Tune You Out Because I am Now Officially Lost)
By:  Mary Anderson
D is for Delta.  Oh Delta, you sneaky little letter!  Delta …

Why the Word Civilian Made Me Giggle
August 1, 2012 – 1:01 am | One Comment

                                                                                    Why the Civilian Word Made Me Giggle
by: Kristi Metz
The first time I used the word “civilian” in a sentence was shortly after my husband left on his first deployment.  After meeting Dave as an …

Be Resilient
July 6, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment

Resiliency
By: Ronda Sturgill
 
Resiliency is defined as the “ability to spring back from and successfully adapt to adversity”
(Resiliency in Action, 2012). Research has shown that human beings are innately
designed with a capacity to bounce back from …

A to Z the Military Way: C to CPL (or I Have No Idea What You Are Saying So I’m Going to Stop Paying Attention)
June 28, 2012 – 8:00 am | No Comment

This month we will cover the letter “C.”  When I started this, the song that came to mind was the Sesame Street one.  You know, “C is for cookie, and cookie is for me.”  Now …

Frugal Friday – Bless This Budget
June 22, 2012 – 8:09 am | No Comment

Frugal Friday- Bless This Budget
By Heather Tabers

I once heard a joke about a little boy who was grocery shopping with his mother. When their basket was full he asked her, “Wouldn’t it just be easier …

Homeschool and PCS – Learn While You Travel!
June 14, 2012 – 9:34 am | No Comment

Our family recently changed duty stations; it was a big move, right in the middle of the year.  Most military wives would probably agree that anytime you PCS, it throws everything into a huge upheaval, …

Unrealized Dreams
June 4, 2012 – 1:01 am | One Comment
Unrealized Dreams

by Jessica Tinney
                For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a writer. A good writer. A funny writer. A writer with whom my readers could relate to and envision themselves …

A to Z the Military Way: B to BZ (or Help! I Married into the Military and Don’t Know What Anybody is Saying!)
May 24, 2012 – 2:38 pm | 3 Comments

A to Z the Military Way:  B to BZ (or, Help!  I Married into the Military and Don’t Know What Anybody is Saying!)
By:  Mary Anderson
In my quest to make common military acronyms understood, we shall …