Hope: a four-letter word that means so much to some and so little to others. To my husband that word meant a lot as we stepped off onto a beaten path in order to begin to grow our little family. To me that word was important but then gradually rang empty promises as we began…
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Strength Not Included
Walking down the aisle can change the life of any woman who decides to marry the love of her life. But what if that also meant moving to a new state in order to live, marry, and be a part of the military life? I was still in love with my high school sweetheart, even…
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Mermaid Crystal Cove
Thin clouds slowly march across the yellow, orange, red, and slowly deepening blue sky as a lone figure steps out of a small cottage that sits high on a cliff. The light spring breeze pushes back on the figure’s midnight blue cloak and brushes back some long auburn hair from a pale slender face. A…
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Driving Cross Country Series- #2
Well now that you have everything from your lists taken care of, what do you do now? What my husband and I did was sit down and Google all of the places that we wished to see along the way on our drive from Virginia to California. And yes we even made a list of…
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Driving Cross Country Series- #1
Imagine this! You’re a military family, having lived in a place for nearly three years, and it’s time for new orders. So what do you do? Well, after you have decided together hopefully where you wish to go for your next duty station, that’s when you should whip out the notebook and begin to make…