Army living

I Remember…

September 11, 2011

Ten years ago seems like a lifetime away from where I am right now. Ten years ago I was a teacher in a small rural school. I taught a self-contained special education class of 6th, 7th and 8th graders. It was mid-morning when the principal came into my classroom and told me there was a [...]

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Choosing the Life of an Army Wife

November 11, 2010

Today is Veteran’s Day and as such, I am thinking of an aspect of my life that I don’t write about often enough. I am an Army wife. My husband serves as a chaplain in the United States Army. We have been through three difficult moves. We have survived two long deployments. We have lived [...]

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A Weekend Away

September 29, 2010

We went away to Williamsburg for the weekend. As a chaplain, my husband does marriage retreats for Army families and we went along for this one. This retreat was held at the Great Wolf Lodge, which was such a fun place for us to visit. It was family friendly and the kids had an absolute [...]

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The Big Pack Out

October 30, 2009

I spent all of this week preparing for and dreading yesterday….the day of our Household Goods Shipment. I asked for your prayers earlier in the week and I just want to give a huge praise and a big thank you to everyone that prayed for us….it went so much smoother than I expected and it [...]

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Moving Quotes from the Day

October 19, 2009

Boy! Am I ever one tired girl! Our move officially got underway today as we met with transportation to schedule all three of our shipments. Yes, three! We will first ship our car (POV in military speak) on Thursday. Then next Thursday and Friday will be our household goods shipment. This is the shipment of [...]

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United States Here We Come!

October 13, 2009

Yes, it is finally official! My husband received his request for orders (RFO) from the Army yesterday. This is the official document stating that we are moving (PCSing in Army speak) to another location. Thankfully, that location is in our promise land….our home….the United States. We have known about our upcoming move for a few [...]

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