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 […]
Are we truly safe? Life isn’t Safe
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, […]
Parents can be like Tactical Vehicles
There are so many different types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and there are so many different ways to try and find them, stop them and avoid them. Since the military is attacked through these IEDs they have started to create more tactical vehicles that have protection left and right to keep the people inside […]
Improvised Explosive Device in Parenting
Improvised Explosive Device is commonly known as IEDs. IEDs are a feared device by many military members. Especially if your job is running convoys and you know each time you head out the potential to hit one on your way could happen. And although our children’s temperament is not deadly, it can certainly cause harm […]
Losing Something when I left the Military
This is part two in my series of why I left the military. Start here if you missed part 1. In sharing the story of leaving I was reminded how hard it was to make the change. You lose a part of who you are. There were so many things unexpected in the transition. In […]
How Preparing for a Baby and for War are Similar
Preparing for a baby is a lot like preparing for war. No really, I’m serious. What happens when you find out you are preparing for a baby? You start reading about being parents and having a baby. You talk to friends who are excited for you, but also trying to warn you about how much […]
Preparing for War: A lead up to Afghanistan
This is a two-part series on why I left the military. And even though my deployment was 3 years before I actually left. I couldn’t leave out how preparing for war affected me in making the decision to leave when I wrote the story. When I was tagged with a short notice deployment (meaning less […]
There are No Awards in Motherhood
There are no awards in motherhood, but the military is full of them. When you are in the military you get regular at-a-boys to help encourage and motivate you. Motherhood is quite the opposite. Most of your days you wear yourself out giving and giving and end up with a pile full of laundry, a […]
