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 […]
Missing My Mom
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 […]
We Need Each Other
When you think about or pray for the soldiers who are in Iraq and Afghanistan, don’t forget to pray for the wives and children of those soldiers. Being a military wife means that a young mother is very likely away from parents, away from friends (you have to find new ones every three years or […]
Moving and Emotions
We’re right in the middle of moving. The house is in disarray, with piles of pictures in one corner, stacks of linens on the guest bed, and all the curtains taken down. We just got back from a 10-day trip to New Mexico to look for a house, during which we stayed in four different […]
