Another Thursday night so it is time for Five Minute Friday. The word is SAFE Go When I was in Afghanistan I never really felt safe. When you are in the military you are not supposed to put your hands in your pockets. And to that, I wonder why they give you pockets. 🙂 Anyways, […]
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Five minutes of writing every friday. Started by Lisa Jo Baker
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 […]
Dare to believe
Day 24 – Dare I did not think I could do what the military was asking me to do. I could not believe that somehow I was not only supposed to go to a foreign country but also interact with the people in a culture I did not understand and danger seemed to be at […]
Long Days Preparing for War
It felt like I was in Afghanistan for a long time or at least it felt like a long time. The weird thing was that I spent four months in training and almost nine months deployed, but the longest part of the deployment was the four long months of training preparing for war. It seemed […]
How to Care for Military Families
It is Friday so it is time to write for 5 minutes. The FMFriday word is CARE. GO Military families are just like your family except they are probably far away from theirs. They likely don’t have Grandma and Grandpa living nearby. When they stay in town for holidays they probably do not have anywhere to […]
I Almost Didn’t Become an Air Force Officer
It is Friday again and just like every day this month I get to write for five minutes on a prompt word. Â This week’s word is NEW and my theme is military life. Â So give me a few seconds to pick out what new experience I want to write on because there are a lot. […]
31 Days of Military Life
I have decided to be a part of the 31 days of writing, which means writing every day in October. The theme for me was easy being a military veteran and spouse “31 Days of Military Life.” The topic needed to be broad and narrow. I hope I can share my insights into what being […]
