Deployment
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Suicide Prevention Matters and Every Second Counts
“Are you thinking of killing yourself?”
How am I supposed to ask someone that? Can I even get the question out? Such a personal question…and what d..
5 Things to Accomplish While Your Spouse is Deployed
Separation from a spouse who is deployed is not easy. Most people suffer from loneliness as the major worry when they separate from their spouses. H..
Read All the Books…Even When a Parent is Deployed
At my kid’s elementary school, reading homework is mandatory for every grade—at least 30 minutes a day for the older kids and 20 for the younger one..
Turning Pages When Turning Corners: Using Books to Start Conversations With Kids
I can’t stand the smell of cardboard boxes. Or saying goodbye to friends. Or living out of a suitcase. However, moving is an inevitable part of mili..
Untreated PTSD: Either Your Family Implodes, or You Do
A Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis is often the start of a scary and unknown journey for both the service member, and the military fa..
PTSD is No Excuse for Abuse
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month is full of images and stats about struggling service members. They can’t sleep because they ke..
Saying “Hail and Farewell” to Our Geo-Bachelor Adventure
A few weeks ago I found myself in the dimly lit party room of a Norfolk, Virginia restaurant, sipping a Diet Coke, and watching a group of sailors l..
How the “Talking Doctor” Helped my Military Kids Cope with Deployment
My in-laws have a fantasy with how they view my family.
Their assumption is we have the perfect family. We only enjoy the benefits that the milita..
Best Songs for Deployments: And the Award Goes to…
I’ve heard that music is both deeply healing and personal to some people. I’d agree with that, especially because I’m one of those people. I associa..
Christmas in the Military: They Answered the Call
A few years back, my husband, Dave, was on a deployment rotation where he was deployed for 4 months and then home for 4 months. This cycle continued..