The holidays can feel especially heavy when you’re grieving. This Thanksgiving, I’ve felt the weight of my father-in-law’s absence and how deeply it touches our whole family. Even so, we hold tightly to his memory and find strength in the love and togetherness he left behind.
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Friendship After Military Service: Opening My Heart and Being Vulnerable — A Military Wife’s Journey to Finding Deeper Relationships
Stepping into life after military service has been its own kind of transition—quiet, unfamiliar, and sometimes lonelier than I expected. For so long, friendships were built quickly and easily because they had to be. Now, in a world that moves slower, I’m learning to open my heart again, to be vulnerable, and to seek the kind of deep friendship that doesn’t come overnight. It’s a journey of rebuilding connection, rediscovering who I am, and trusting that the right people will meet me where I’m at.
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Rediscovering Purpose and Connection Post Military with Teen Kids
Lacy reflects on her emotional journey after her husband’s retirement and her children’s transition to adolescence, which has left her feeling isolated. Seeking connection, she joined a church Life Group and realized the need to deepen her faith. Inspired to start blogging again, Lacy invites others to join her on this path of personal growth.
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Deployment: A Submariner Wife’s Perspective
Deployment...one of the toughest words a military spouse can hear. So many emotions come up when I hear that word: loneliness, stress, loss, fear, sadness, exhaustion... I pride myself on typically being an uplifting and positive person. However, this can be a struggle at times when I'm faced with the extremely difficult task of staying… Continue reading Deployment: A Submariner Wife’s Perspective
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A 2nd Chance at Life: Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile Warning
It's been a pretty emotional couple of days here in Hawaii. Saturday morning at 8:08 (which just so happens to be our area code), Hawaii was woken to the Emergency Alert System blasting our cell-phones with a terrifying alert! Road alerts were flashing the warning. Sirens were blaring. The news announced the bomb threat. Twitter, Facebook...you… Continue reading A 2nd Chance at Life: Hawaii’s Ballistic Missile Warning
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What Being a Military Family Taught Me About the Holidays
Family Friday My husband missed our sons Birthday. He didn't get to see the kids in their Halloween costumes this year. He missed Thanksgiving. He will miss seeing the sparkle of our lights and their excited glowing faces on Christmas morning. We will ring in the New Year without him. The list goes on and on....special… Continue reading What Being a Military Family Taught Me About the Holidays
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Honoring and Remembering
Bury Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, groups across the globe coordinate with wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,100 additional locations in all of the 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad. Locally, here in Hawaii, the kids and I partnered with Wreaths Across America to fill our Punchbowl… Continue reading Honoring and Remembering
