Sarah Peachey

5 Ways to Help Your Military Child Cope with Separation

September 28, 2017July 30, 2021 Sarah Peachey 0 Comments military kids, Military Life, parenting

It’s inevitable. At some point, the service member will deploy, embark on a temporary duty assignment, or leave to spend time in the field. It’s often difficult on our military kids, especially the younger ones who aren’t sure how to process the information. In addition, military children are often separated from extended family like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

When my husband and I moved to Germany during our last PCS, it was a serious transition for our children. We had lived within two hours of my side of the family, and I think we all got used to that nearness.

We moved halfway across the world and now the children didn’t get to physically see our extended family in person nearly as often. To make matters worse, my husband was set up with a rotational training unit and often left for the field for extended periods.

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Shine Your Light in the Darkness

August 27, 2017July 29, 2021 Sarah Peachey 0 Comments community, Germany, Military Life, perspective

While there are a lot of great things about being a part of a military community, it also has its downsides. Frequent separations from those we love due to field time, TDY, or deployments; moving every two or three years to another state or another country; infrequent visits with family, maybe only once a year; changing schools, addresses, telephone numbers, licenses, cars.

Sometimes, it can feel like military life has a lot of darkness.

But when you see the light, something amazing happens.

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An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse

July 27, 2017July 29, 2021 Sarah Peachey 2 Comments Military Life, military spouse

I’ve been a writer for about as long as I can remember. It all started when I was a kid.

I used to spend hours on my parents’ old Compaq computer, writing page after page of silly stories, ranging from magical paints and talking dragons, to fun poems about a wizard. I would print them out and pass them off to my mother, who was my own personal editor. She would mark my mistakes and I would eagerly return to the keyboard and correct them, later proudly presenting her with my finished copy.

It was mostly a hobby back then, and I never knew what I would do with it in the future. I had numerous teachers who helped groom my skills, and I eventually decided that journalism would be my future. I graduated with an English degree focusing in journalism in 2010.