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When you see your family or friends, do they ask a lot of questions about your life, more along the lines of being in the military? When I call some of my friends back home and we get to talking, almost always they end up making comments about us being in the military. I know…
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Monthly Archives: November 2007Ya, ya I know …I threw you off didn’t I? You came to the link and you saw something different and almost left because you wondered where your site went? I hoped the same header would ease your worries. Yes, we have a new look. It’s clean, updated, and has ALOT more stuff for you… Hey I like the new look…it took me by surprise at first, but I do like it. And the cat….how cute is he? (Yes he..) I love way he “breathes”. I just returned from a two day visit to Ft. Sill, OK. I spent time with some wonderful ladies from the 214th Fires Brigade (Field Artillery). I am so inspired by what they are doing for their families that I have to share it! First: They conducted a “Prayer Luncheon” for the spouses. This was… Sometime this week I plan to go to a house on the next street. I don’t know who lives there, but they have rectangular banner in their window, a blue star centered on white surrounded by red. A flag that means someone in that house loves a soldier. I have just applied to become a… All:I was visiting sites tonight checking on things and stumbled across a handbook for Army families – for new spouses basically – it’s called “Welcome to the Army family: A firsts guide Army spouses and family members”. I had never seen it before. Now….given the pictures in it look like they are from the early… Thank you Tara for the suggestion of Vicki Cody’s book for parents! It is a good one and easy to read. She has anticipated our common questions and fears and all with the attitude of pride and honor that having a soldier brings. I think everyone should make sure their parents see this one, it is addresses being a wife, parent of a soldier or parent of someone married to a soldier. One thing she says that I think is great; “embrace it all”. Tara,I got a copy of the Welcome to the Army Family from my husband’s recuriter when he signed up and it was full of great information. Plus it had a picture of BAMC in it which I though was neat since I was born and raised in San Antonio! I recently had my copy distroyed by chocolate milk (nothing is safe with a two year old.) It was great to be able to read over it again! Another great book is “Mom’s Field Guide” by Sandy Doell. It is designed for parents but has great information for newbies and an amazing list of care package ideas Awesome Handbook! Thanks a lot. |
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Cindy,Thank God, I am not the only one! Every time I talk to my friends who have never had ties to the military about my husband and his accomplishments, they look at me like I have grown another head. They don’t understand why he is taking a chance at leaving me or our son alone while he may or may not have to go overseas. They don’t seem to understand what duty is all about. I’m glad to read on this blog and see that there are so many other women that are going through the same thing.
I am finding the same thing with my son, he wants to return to Iraq and do what he signed up to do. This is very hard for people to understand, but I think that when you have a purpose, you want to see it through. He may be going elsewhere, and he does not want to be away from his children unless he is where he feels he is making a difference. He is a soldier, and wants to live that. I think if someone wants to defend his country, safety is not the most important thing to that person, they see something bigger.Most people live for security, they will not understand the heart of a warrior.
I would go on and on and on about the military to my family and friends. They have no conception of what a true patriot. They think my husband is crazy for volunteering for deployment. My father and step-mother recently moved to my state to be closer to their grandchildren. I did not endorse this for obvious reasons. Now that there is a chance we’ll move, they actually are mad at me and got an attitude like “how dare you leave us here.” I have to be most concerned with myself, my husband and children. Our happiness has to come first. That is the way I look at it (after much guilt!).
Holly, I know, it’s crazy! All of a sudden I just popepd out. I’m kind of nervous to go to the doctor today to see how much weight I have gained. Our scale broke around the time I found out I was expecting, so I have no idea how much I weigh.