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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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
Finding Thankfulness in the Crappy Situations
If we really think about it, we can find a reason to be thankful in almost everything. Even the crappy stuff.

