Military Life Is Built on Moments Like This
He had been counting the days for months. Every morning, he would wake up and ask if today was the…
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He had been counting the days for months. Every morning, he would wake up and ask if today was the…
Continue ReadingNobody prepares you for the loss of a parent. How could they? How do you explain the surreal feeling of…
Continue ReadingWhen I found out I was pregnant in college, I was afraid to share the news with my then-boyfriend (now-husband).…
Continue ReadingI was 17 years old and a senior in high school when my father passed away after a lengthy battle…
Continue ReadingDad, you just turned 70, a milestone I never expected to see. You had your first heart attack in your…
Continue ReadingToday, I thought about my dad—just like I do every day. There was nothing special about today. It’s not his…
Continue ReadingIt hit me at the most unexpected time. I was doing laundry, and threw one of my dad’s shirts in…
Continue ReadingIn June, most people happily turn their attention to Father’s Day, school graduations, and summer vacations. Instead, this year I’m…
Continue ReadingLike so many kids are, I was raised by a single mom—the kind of woman who always put her kids…
Continue ReadingWe were in the sixth row of the church, all ready for our five-year-old twin grandsons’ preschool Christmas program to…
Continue ReadingAt just 55 years old, my father-in-law passed away, four months before our son was born. For two decades, he…
Continue ReadingI wonder if it will ever go away—that incessant longing for something that doesn't exist. Something that is supposed to…
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