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In A Book Club Far Away covers military spouse friendships. Some friendships are short-term & some forever. The Key is deciding if the friendship is worth it.
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As a new military spouse eons ago, I was fascinated with the traditions and customs of the Army. In particular, the events known as “Hail and Farewell” ceremonies, where everyone gathers either formally or informally to welcome or say goodbye to those in a fellow organization.
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Susan’s mom sent letters to 40 soldiers, including “Bob” sending 77 letters. These spiritual soulmates understood you need to change hearts to enable change.
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I never had a baby shower with my previous children, due to moving during every pregnancy. As an event planning enthusiast, I knew I wanted to have one when I became pregnant with baby number three.
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Join Evie King as she chats about InDependent, founded by five military spouses who saw a need in the military community for a social wellness program and sought to fill it.
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Being a full-time mom is the greatest gift I could ask for. Some days may be hard, but generally, it turns around for the better. What no one seems to want to acknowledge is how lonely it is. In my case, feeling a bit extra lonely since my family just moved to a new area.
The house is beautiful and in a great location. The big plus about the property is that my husband and son enjoy living in the woods with land to run and play as much as they want. As for me, I prefer to have some friends to talk to other than my husband and toddler.
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I could not have done it alone.
The first time I ran a half marathon was a doozy. Living in Georgia at the time with two young kids, I felt a long way from my time in the Marine Corps when “fit” was my middle name. I was determined and, thankfully, so was my battle buddy.
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While re-reading my previous post, I keep coming back to the, “You should have seen my face!” exclamation and subsequent wordy explanation of how I did see my own face—thanks to video chatting.
Lately, I have been thinking how thankful I am for video chats. Guessing I am not the only one with an increased participation in video calls, I got a little curious about the history of them.
A recent Time magazine article shared some insight into the history of video calling and how this technology took much longer than anticipated to actually take off.
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Command Team member Jolene is sharing ways to get to know your neighbors better! Listen in on why she things knowing your neighbors is worth the effort.
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