Memorial Day meaning is simple, remember those we have lost. Memorial Day is a day to honor those who died while serving our country. This day is filled with many red, white, and blue decorations. It feels very patriotic and it seems like the perfect day to thank veterans for their service, but that isn’t […]
Category Archives: Military Life
How To Turn A House Into A Home
The military requires families to move and it seems like once you are settled it is time to pack up again. How do you make a house into a home? When I went to my deployment in Afghanistan I lived in a building for a few months for training in Indiana. Then a tent for […]
Helmet – Protecting your Head and your Mind
One of the most important pieces of equipment the military gives you when you are heading off to a combat zone is a helmet. It protects your head from possible attack. And although it is a good thing the first few days you wear it, it really hurts. The pads in it that should make […]
Hope for Survival – Afghanistan to Motherhood
When I found out I was deploying to Afghanistan with an Army unit I did not have a lot of hope that I would survive the nine months in Afghanistan. I guess, in truth, I wasn’t even sure I would make it through the winter in Indiana for training. When I left for training, I […]
Military Life Means Home is Where You Are
Home is where the heart is. Or for a military family, it is wherever you are currently. When I think about home I think about where my family is. There are so many things that are hard about military life, but I think moving is one of the hardest parts. But in a way my […]
Because You Think I’m Brave
Some people say I am brave because I went to Afghanistan. And I guess maybe I am. But I can tell you that fear was alongside my bravery. I think a lot of people look at people’s stories and just see the ending and not the fact that there is fear and struggle along the […]
Running from who I am
For a while I have been running from who I used to be. I don’t know if running away is the right word. But I have been feeling like the story I’m sharing doesn’t matter because I’m not who I used to be. Maybe deep down I feel like staying at home doesn’t make me […]
Remembering – What will you remember looking back?
Isn’t it weird what you remember when you look back on past moments from your life? You might think that I would remember all the work I accomplished while I was in Afghanistan and all those projects I had at one time memorized. Now I can’t even remember most of them. I only remember bits […]
Deployment Changes You Forever
When I talk to my friends about various things I realize my deployment changes you long after you get home. While I was in Afghanistan our team never got hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). But we did have a close call. I still think about it every once and a while and I […]
Looking Back to What it is Like to Move to a New Place
We have been in LA for about 2.5 years and when I originally wrote this we had been here for only 2 months. I had yet to meet my friend group and I really was struggling with being in a new place. Moving is an adventure. Moving is tough. Moving is rough. I feel like I […]
