Category Archives: deployment

We Interrupt

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this Army Amy* bulletin: I wrote something for NextGen Milspouse, and they posted it on their blog today. Now I know many of you aren’t milspouses (that’s street speak for military … Continue reading →

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The Last Night

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Saturday was the last night of Hanukkah. All the candles were lit.  I just sat and stared at them while they burned. (And I took about a 50 pictures! Ha!) I wanted to watch the candles burn completely out. Since … Continue reading →

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Are We Integrated Yet?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

I have been wanting to talk about reintegration. (The time after deployment when the soldier and family members are adjusting to their new circumstances.) It’s not talked about nearly enough, and I have had a heck of a time finding … Continue reading →

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