Sometimes when I write for Five Minute Fridays I want to erase what comes out. The story I had in my mind to tell when I saw the word send was not what was written. Sharing an honest heart. Remember those who gave so much. Send GO– I’m reading Unbroken right now and it is […]
Category Archives: Military Life
Pearl Harbor Story
Here is more of the Pearl Harbor Story from Patti. Her father was at Pearl Harbor on Dec 6, 1941, and although he rarely talked about that day some of the histories of that day live on in the memories he shared with his daughter. My great Uncle was at Pearl Harbor on Dec 6, […]
Remembering A Pearl Harbor Survivor
One of my readers shared with me about the day she learned her father was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. Here is the story she shared with me. May we never forget the sacrifice and lives lost that day. Sharing Patti’s Memory When I was in the fourth grade I came home from school and like […]
Beauty in the Mundane in Afghanistan
Is there beauty in the mundane? I saw a post recently of pictures of Motherhood and how beautiful the mundane moments are. It made me want to share pictures from my deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. These are just a handful of some of the quiet moments that were taken by our amazing Public Affairs […]
Why we serve in the Military
It is Veterans Day and I wanted to reflect on why people serve. I asked a few people their opinions on why they served and was surprised when more than one of the people responded that it was a personal matter and they did not want to share, but then I thought really deep about […]
The Final Day (Day 31)
Day 31 – Leave It is the last Friday in October. The final word for write 31 days is Leave. –Go– It was finally time to leave Afghanistan and head back to the real world. I was so excited about going home, but first, there was a lot of waiting to do. We left the […]
Pumpkins in Afghanistan
Letter home from my deployment in 2010: Pumpkins in Afghanistan We don’t have pumpkins yet, but they are growing like weeds and we have flowers so hopefully soon we will have little baby pumpkins. It is crazy how much fun taking care of the garden is. Even though it is hot and going back and […]
Fear and Trust
Day 29 – Unite I was only shot at one time in all my missions outside the wire in Afghanistan. That was more than enough for me. I was afraid to go back to the school where I was shot at, but my job did not ask me how I felt. Afraid or not afraid, […]
Wake-Up and Skype
Day 28 – Wake The days I looked forward to the most were the mornings I would pull myself out of bed at 0530, walk to the morale tent, and Skype with either my parents or my husband. Most days I would miraculously wake up minutes before my alarm would go off. (In a tent […]
Easter in Afghanistan
Day 25 – Enjoy One of my favorite memories from being deployed was Easter Sunday. My mom sent me an Easter basket full of goodies. Bunny ears, candies, eggs, and a few extra things. I had a plan, get up early, and hide eggs in the office for a little bit of fun. We didn’t […]
