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Some Pictures Cannot Be Seen: Breast Cancer Awareness
We sat in the back office my grandson and meBoth carefree and chatty as Grandma/grandson can be.He looked at some pictures that sat on the walland asked if his Daddy was always so tall? I showed him some pictures of Panama daysThen Texas, Illinois, Florida and New York’s growing phaseWe gazed at the glaciers in Iceland and the cold…Then he asked if Daddy was always so bald? No, not true.Six years ago I was sick and in bedA disease and medicine made the hair fall from my headYour Daddy saw half of my head still had hairAnd he asked if he could shave it and held me… oh dear!When I…
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“Ride for Our Heroes” in New England – A Wordless Wednesday Thank You!
Two quotes about Ride for Heroes in New England:“The biker community has a long history of riding to support veterans. We hope the Ride for Our Heroes can become another great tradition to honor those who suffer from the ‘invisible wounds of war’–post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. We are honored to work with the biker community on this event,” –John Parrish, MD, Director of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. “It is rewarding to know that we have a partner in the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Program assisting us in providing the additional support and services soldiers…
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Tasty Tuesday with Sweet Potato Muffins
We went to the pumpkin patch with 2 of the grands today. Fun. Each ran and found their beauty. They surprised me in that they didn’t go for the big one… but each chose their favorite from the ones at the farthest end of the garden… as if the pursuit was the prize!With a little muscle help from Grandpa, the vine came loose, and the chilly orange orb was theirs! Since it is Tuesday, they wanted to perform in the kitchen, and pumpkin was on their minds. Muffins seemed the perfect treat for this chilly afternoon. We got out the ingredients, put on the aprons and set to work. One…
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Veteran Employment and Transition Ideas!
“The Mission Continues. It’s Not A Charity. It’s A Challenge.” Transitions are never easy! Civilian to military (remember basic training, etc), a PCS, new schools, new career path/job and that last military move – military to civilian. Finding your niche can be difficult! How about trying a fellowship with a non profit to find it? MilitaryAvenue met part of The Mission Continues team in Motown during a homeless veteran’s project. Young, vital, caring and enthused! The adjectives described them to the “T” but as with all good news that we find for the military community, it is our job to tell others about them! Nick, Tiffani and Meredith, their work…
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The Military Spouse
A little something to pass along to the military wives (and husbands) in your life: byLeanne KocsisonSaturday, October 15, 2011Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestMilitary Life:Leanne,military spouses
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The End in Sight? Iraq Withdrawal Continues! DoD Blogger Roundtable
We are finally leaving Iraq… well maybe not… the diplomats are still talking… the troops are left holding their breath. According to current agreements as of December 31st 2011, the 41,000 military personnel in Iraq will have left and the final 22 bases will have been closed or handed over to the Iraqis. Eight years of conflict leaves a lot of material, equipment and trash. We have gone from a high of 505 bases and 165,000 troops to the current levels in a short time but the count down to the end of the mission continues rapidly. One point six million (1.6M) pieces of equipment have been moved from the…
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“Military Spouse Employment Summit”
One of my favorite topics to write about is how to help the military community with employment! The next level up is how to help military spouses with employment! They sacrifice much during each PCS for their military member’s career while frequently placing theirs on the back burner. In today’s economic environment it is even harder so MilitaryAvenue wants to provide resources for the military community in the form of blogs, contacts, articles and news information! So tune up your social media for this one to the Military Spouse Employment Summit being held in Fairfax Virginia on November 3rd and 4th! MilAve_Deborah talking to an Army spouse at an AWN…
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What a Pile of … Laundry
Motherhood. – Childhood. – Sometimes they just don’t fit hand in hand.I did laundry on Monday – a basket full for each boy. Last night (two days later) I am tucking my darlings into bed (E (9) and C (6) share a room) when I notice their dirty laundry basket, literally overflowing. Two days of laundry? I think not. Is there clean laundry in there? You can count on it! Sometimes I have a very hard time coming up with appropriate consequences for things my boys do that they should know better. However, last night when I said “You have Friday off of school for a Teachers-Inservice Day and you two will be doing…
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“Celebration of Service” – Helping out Veterans
Loading supplies for veteran’s homes!It started early, involved 1,170 volunteer hours at four veterans’ homes by the end of the day according to Doug Bellah, Home Depot Store Manager, Kentwood, MI! All volunteers, helping veterans get ready for Michigan’s winter, improving their homes, lifestyle needs and more. Their shirts were orange and said, Celebration of Service and included a budget of $8,000 for the four homes’ improvements and had workers from eight Home Depot Stores from Western Michigan – Ludington, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Alpine … Dan and I traveled to one site to talk with Mark, a 3 ID Army veteran from 1993-1996. With a family of six, they were…
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What Success Looks Like
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race” – Calvin Coolidge Wishing you much /success/ as you press-on with what means the most to you!– Leanne from MilitaryAvenue.combyLeanne KocsisonWednesday, October 12, 2011Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestMilitary Life:Leanne,Persistence,Success
