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37 Things to Say to Your Spouse
Who doesn’t love to hear sweet nothings whispered in our ear from our loved one? A little bit of affirmation goes a long way in a marriage, whether you have been married a couple months or more years than you can remember! At my most recent MOPS meeting (Mothers of Preschoolers) our speaker gave us a list of things to say to our spouse on a regular basis. I thought it would be a wonderful list to share with all of you as we sometimes struggle with so many pressures that the “normal married couple” doesn’t even dream of. So without further adieu: 37 Things to say to your spouse…
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Needed the Wall of Support Lately?
The secondary title of this blog is “Michigan Ski Run”. Well, it may look like a snowed in driveway to some but to this military family it looked like an opportunity to have some fun! We always found new ways to have fun while traveling the globe! Last Saturday we had stacks of sledders on this hill driveway having a gut busting good time! With snow banks over two feet high this driveway reflects what many of us have been challenged by–the twists and slippery spots of life! The banks of snow give us a safety net to insure the trees don’t become a “hard lesson” or an obstacle to…
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Smile! Wait my mouth is not down at my ankles…
What I said… What he heard…How do I look? “Oh, Great” snap, flash…Me to Dale: Do I look pretty… like I feel… not like the mirror dictates?He to me: I have you right in the view fiinder… got’cha!Results: sigh, ugh… who is that? What I said… What he heard… How do I look? “Oh, Great” snap, flash…Me to Eli ( age 4): Honey… I’m up here…He to me: I know where the picture taker button is!Results: great picture of my knees. What I said… What he heard…How do I look? “Oh, Great” snap, flash…Me to Joshua (age 13): Are you looking at me?He to me: Grandma… stand still… there is…
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My Husband
I love my husband, unconditionally and unequivocally. I think that is why I have felt rather forlorn the past few days. I suppose I could blame it on hormones but I think it is more his impending absence from our family. Every where we go, “So I here you are leaving”, “How long are you going to be gone?”, “What are you going to be doing?”, “Where are you going to be at”. It is great that people care and take the time to ask. However, it is hard to be constantly putting on “the face”. The face of strength. I’m just not that strong. So it’s killing me. Here…
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Your Community Cares
Lately I have been just baffled (for lack of a stronger word) by the community of Berkeley. I’m sure everyone has seen the press they have received and the treatment that the Marines in the area have received. It just makes me sick! But I am so very thankful that they are an anomaly. Why do the people of Berkeley & their government get so much press-time over this? Because, thankfully, there are so few other communities that would stoop to a level lower then dirt. How do we know so many communities truly care? Everyday we get businesses wanting to be a part of MilitaryAvenue.com. We screen all of…
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Got worms?
Got worms? YUCK! I like them in the garden… but not in the computer. I was at my neighbor’s house when she used an online virus detector to see if her ‘sort of safe’ computer was living up to speed. Now, calling it sort of safe made me wonder right there… She googled “free online virus detector” and choose www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner. As it ran through her drives and files, horror crossed her face… there it was, virus after virus with corrupted files. Now what? This site offered a sure fire fixer upper… but Rose decided it was too late for that. She used the site just to see if there was…
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Why I Love Clouds
Why do clouds captivate our attention? Their movement and changes have always been fun for me to watch and especially when as a young person I would lazily lay on my back on a summer afternoon as the billows of a cumulonimbus grew in height and width. What power and grace. But as an adult I still feel in awe of them and the powerful birds that circle in them and ride their waves higher and higher. I remember the first time I joined the birds and the pleasure I got from seeing the clouds from the perspective of being a pilot. I felt such joy and close to God…
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When I return from a deployment or long TDY
The title of this blog could be: My respect for the military spouse! I faced many long TDYs, lengthy separations and one deployment as a unit during my 30 years on active duty so I thought maybe I could share my personal feelings about coming home! In one case I had been assigned to an overseas base that was supposed to be a sponsored tour with my family but there was no housing available for 6 months. I had been TDY for 4 months prior to moving overseas while doing some training. So when my family joined me it had been almost a ten month separation. Over the length of…
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Share your experiences with other members of the military community!
Ever have one of those days where you just thought, “Wow, I would really like to let others know about what just happened. Maybe they can learn from what I did right … or wrong. Maybe I can get some help. But, if I share it with family or friends back home they just wouldn’t understand.” We have an audience, new friends, awaiting your thoughts! Here are some ideas to get you thinking: A recent commissary experience; Some ideas for a Family Readiness Meeting; Ways you help your kids get acclimated to a new area; How do you decorate base housing; “A day in the life”; Favorite family vacation. These…
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Humility certainly has a price tag!
I’m a guest writer on this amazing blog. I am excited to be a part of it! I gave up make up for lent. For some of the natural beauties in the world (or men), this would not be a big deal. It is for me! My long history with make up has been one of necessity beginning in high school. Every day I do (did) my routine of eye liner, shadow, mascara, foundation, and lipstick. It makes me feel together and externally beautiful, so lacking this is definitely a lesson in vulnerability and humility. I know I look different. One of my teacher co-workers said, “Oh, you still look…
