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Holocaust Remembrance Day
We have to remember, always, but it’s never easy.- Alberto Israel, survivor of Auschwitz Hatred is something we must fight against.- Leslie Meisels, survivor of Aschwitz, Theresienstadt, and Bergen Belsen The MilitaryAvenue.com Team takes the time to Remember, to Thank, and to Support those affected by the Holocaust so many years ago and still today.Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King, Jr. – Leanne from MilitaryAvenue.comHolocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) began in the evening of Wednesday, April 18, 2012, and ends in the evening of Thursday, April 19, 2012. Join Us byLeanne KocsisonThursday, April 19, 2012Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare…
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Mother’s Day Greetings in the Stars and Stripes
When we think about soldiers, sailors, marines, coasties, airmen on Mother’s Day we most often think about the mom sitting back at home hoping their Hero is safe and out of harm’s way. Not often do we think about that Hero thinking of her own children who are back home and missing them to pieces. But it is true. Women comprise 200,888 or 14.3 percent of the DoD Active Duty force. (She Serves, too) I’m sure they could use a message of support this upcoming Mother’s Day! Once again Stars and Stripes is printing messages in their overseas additions for our loved ones! When my husband was in Iraq my…
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Month of the Military Child – How Do You Influence Your Military Child/Grandchild?
I had a lesson taught by a small loving act during this Month of the Military Child. A package arrived in the mail from @MilAve_Leanne and when I opened it, I was humbled by what I saw. The art work was a future Monet or Picasso and the words were clearly a Robert Ludlum or Tom Clancy to be. “I will catch a fast leprechaun on a St Patricks Day. My grandpa and I will fly a fast jet. We will swoop it up with a net. The leprechaun will shout Woo hoo. Grandpa. the leprechaun I will enjoy the ride.” A school project during the St Patrick’s Day timeframe…
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Craft Stick Fun
A simple art project. Simple smiles. Simply fun! As my boys are getting older projects at school have grown more and more complex. In the process I have picked up a few art-project supplies kept tucked away for a rainy day. Popsicle sticks were needed for a diorama of Iceland. Pipe cleaners were needed for a science experiment involving borax. Markers are kept out of reach of a toddler. Glue, scissors and paper all quickly rounded up. All this is the the perfect making for a morning of fun. My friend, *L*, 4 years old, checked out a book from the library last week, “Craft Stick Mania”. Today we set ourselves up at…
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Fighting Cancer Before It Starts
It was a routine medical appointment, with routine questions. My blood work looked good, my blood pressure was great. My weight… I had gained a few pounds over the winter but for me it’s the typical winter gain that I’ll lose with summer activity. I was a healthy 38 year old. This was a new doctor for me. She started asking family history and cancer was mentioned time and time again. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States but fortunately, many common types of cancer are treatable if detected early. My mom & my son right after she started chemo.This is one of those very emotional…
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6th Annual Milbloggies Nominations
Honor, Respect, Pride Great descriptions of our soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, coasties and, yes, families. At this moment it also humbly describes us, our blog, ‘Our Letters to You’, a military family blog: honored, respected and we are very proud. We are honored! Our ‘Military-Family Blog’ has been nominated as one of the Top 10 Blogs for US Military Support by Military.com. That is what we are all about; supporting you, the military family. Would you head over and vote for us, ‘Military-Family Blog’? (Under Best U.S. Military Supporter Blog Nominations) There are a lot of awesome blogs in many different categories. A lot of stories to be told and support to be…
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Why I Love Pinterest
A New View from My Kitchen Window From here(someone else’s idea): Source: thecreatedhome.blogspot.com via Leanne on Pinterest To here(brought to life in my kitchen window): The Lilac blooms look beautiful hanging from my wall. They are off my busy counter and into the lovely view around my kitchen window. I love finding easy ways to be inspired and to make my house a home. How about you? What have you done that you learned about on Pinterest? If you are a pinner share links with me as a comment below. I’d love to follow you!Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’ and you will find me pin, pin, pinning. – Leanne…
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“A Passion and Desire to Get Things Done Right” DoD Blogger Roundtable
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been tough on the men and women of our armed services! We have suffered casualties, multiple long deployments and families have sacrificed too with impacts on spouse employment, child care help from a spouse, missed /holidays/birthdays/anniversaries, etc. But often we forget about the equipment that is used to fight and protect our combatants. AH-64 – See below for photo credit The desert environment has been particularly hard on all the services’ equipment and will need to be taken care in an austere budget time frame. From ground transportation vehicles, to helicopters, other aircraft, weapons and ground equipment like generators the toll has been…
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Month of the Military Child and a Get Together
The Month of the Military Child provides a great focus on a special group of Americans! One unique way to enjoy military kids: Good friends traveling across many miles to see each other. Military brats will always find a way to get together. MilitaryAvenue’s Dan had very special guests: friends from high school and on into adult hood. Both guys were young when they met at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland and when follow on PCS assignments for their parents brought them together again in Virginia, the friendship bonded. Now, both have wonderful children of their own which we held, hugged, laughed about and told stories before we digressed into…
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Perfectly Sweet Healthy Birthday Snack
A very Happy Birthday to my middle-son today! 7 years old and I feel like he should be turning 3 or 4. How does time pass so quickly? Every child loves to bring in a sweet treat to school to celebrate their special day. Before Spring Break I sent in a note to his teacher asking if I could send in cupcakes, a sweet-tooth favorite for the birthday boy. The note that came home was a bit disappointing. “We would love a birthday treat, but please send in something healthy.” Humph… My thought, ‘Come on! It is a Birthday!’ But I polled Facebook friends for a healthy, yummy treat that would satisfy…
