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In (unpaid) Praise of GEICO Military Services

It’s amazing.  Really.  The hands of God can wrap around an entire car and keep harm away from a loved one.  Truly.  Utterly amazing.

Yesterday afternoon as I was buried waist deep in work, I had this uncontrollable urge to make The Husband laugh.  I contemplated sending a dirty text (don’t judge… we’ve been married long [...]

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Mama-In-Law’s Creamed Spinach

The Husband, who was simply The Kinda-Sorta Boyfriend/Fiancé at that time picked me up at the Raleigh Airport.  It had been months since we’d seen each other.  He left me, smack in the middle of the US of A and returned to his base in Korea four and half months earlier.  He’d been re-stationed [...]

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Gluten Free Blueberry Boy Bait

My brother is gearing up to deploy again.  If he’s CONUS during the summer, he’ll be homeward bound.  Nothing can keep the man from spending time in his beloved Midwest.  Rumor has it, as soon as his plane landed he was headed to Gates BBQ to start his five day tour of BBQ.  There’s a [...]

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Merry Christmas, 2009

The Husband and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.  May Christ’s love be the gift we all share and enjoy.

For our friends who are spending Christmas in a far away land… Merry Christmas, God Bless you for what you’re doing, we’re praying for you and your family.

Blessings to each and [...]

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12 Days of Christmas: Wives of Faith

Frank Sinatra\’s I\’ll Be Home for Christmas

The first installment of the 12 Days of Christmas is My Favorite Christmas Song.  For someone who began listening to Christmas music on July 5th each year, there really aren’t that many Christmas Songs that I don’t like.  I’ve since limited my Christmas music to the weeks [...]

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The Trip to Explain a Lifetime: Final Installment

Remember back in August when I went on a trip with my dad and brother to dad’s hometown?  Remember how I said the final installment would come soon?  Sorry about that.  Things have been a little more than crazy around these parts and before they get even more crazy, I thought I’d go ahead and [...]

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There is a Place…

Thank you to all of you who prayed for my friends T & K.  Please take a moment, take a lifetime to lift them up in prayer. I feel like the wind has been knocked from my sail, my eyes are sore from tears… that’s nothing compared to what they are feeling.

They love these children. [...]

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The Trip to Explain a Lifetime (Part 2)

(part 1 here)

We left dad’s childhood home and drove a few blocks to the elementary school he had attended.  Anything that isn’t an adventure to a child seem so far away… such a long journey. Dad was amazed that the old school was less than 2 blocks from his house.  I was amazed because the [...]

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The Trip to Explain a Lifetime Part 1

“Honey, it’s mom. Call me when you get this.” I hit end on my cell phone and returned my attention to the meeting I was in.  I was in a rush to get out the door, eager to get on the road to Dalhart, TX with my dad.  Dad and me were picking [...]

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Lessons from a Colonel's Wife

I remember the drive to The Brother’s college town for the last time.  A short 2 hours from my parents home, the drive was unusually long that day.  Although there was a slight feeling of excitement in the air, the atmosphere was almost unbearable.  My brother sat next to me in the back seat wearing [...]

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