Lee received word last week that he is likely to go overseas for six months in January. God is in charge, and He loves me, so I know this is a good thing. This week, I’ve been thinking about this passage and it is giving me rest. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there [...]
Filed under: Military Life, Wisdom
This will be the first in a loosely related, occasional series. I am the military spouse of a US Air Force officer. I sometimes hesitate to write on military matters, because as a pediatrician, my husband has overseas assignments that are typically semi-voluntary, humanitarian (not in war zones), and short (less than six weeks). Because [...]
Filed under: Military Life
Fellow blogger and new mother Chiao Chyi, is facing the first days without her husband, who left for Singaporean military training for four months. Those of my readers who are spouses of a US military member can understand a bit how she’s feeling about now. Feel free to go post some encouragement on her blog.
Filed under: Military Life
Today’s Wisdom Wednesday post is a guest post by Carrie Boyer, a friend of mine here in New Mexico. When she started sharing with me some of the things that God has been teaching her, I thought it might be a blessing for you to hear from her. Lately I’ve been struggling with making some [...]
Filed under: Military Life, Wisdom
We have two libraries in our town. One is in Alamogordo (our city), about ten minutes from our house. The other library is on Holloman Air Force Base, our base where my husband is stationed. They have story time on the same day, at the same time. I’ve always gone to story time on base, [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Military Life
Some of my readers may have missed the fact that my husband is in the military. We’re often asked whether he deploys (gets sent overseas for a period of time). The answer to that is no. At least, not yet. Right now the air force does not deploy its pediatricians except for short humanitarian missions [...]
Filed under: Military Life
One of the challenges of being in the military is that family isn’t always close by. I sometimes struggle with discontent when hearing of moms who have the luxury of handing of the kids to grandma on occasion, or who have the privilege (as do a number of families in our church) of attending church [...]
Filed under: Military Life
Laurel has had the hardest time adjusting to Lee being home. She’s just entering a stranger anxiety phase, so although she was happy to see Lee, she was also insecure around him. Good thing he understands babies and was nonplussed by her distress. She’ll be back to normal soon. The other kids seemed to take [...]
Filed under: Fear, Military Life
A dear friend from church met me at the airport today, dropped off Lee’s car for him, and drove us home in our van. Her action of love was a true encouragement. Instead of merely telling me I should depend on God rather than myself (a true statement) or reminding me that other mothers have [...]
Filed under: Fear, Military Life, Mom Time
Lee comes home tomorrow, so we’re on our way home today. I’m leaving some things I brought so I’ll only have one suitcase (plus the children’s small suitcases). I have yet to close the lid, so that should be a challenge. The children have done great, but I think they all are looking forward to [...]
Filed under: Attention, In the Car and on the Go, Military Life
