Rebekah over at Simply Rebekah had this great idea for us to chronicle a day in our lives by taking a photo each hour of the day starting when you wake up and ending at bedtime.  I thought it would be a really neat project to be involved in, so I set a date on [...]

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Today’s post isn’t geared toward the family enduring the deployment as much as it is to their family and friends (yep, YOU).  Deployment is hard enough in itself, but [...]

Hello, and happy Friday to you! If you’re new to this series, you might want to check out the previous posts before delving into today’s topic.

This post is coming late in the game, but it’s actually something that should be taken care of in advance of deployment.

Today, we’re discussing legal matters.

There are definitely some [...]

Hello, and happy Friday to you! If you’re new to this series, you might want to check out the previous posts before delving into today’s topic.

Today’s topic is a fun one! It’s all about packing up those wonderful (and very meaningful) care packages for our loved ones.

If your husband is in a remote [...]

Hello, and happy Friday to you! If you’re new to this series, you might want to check out the previous posts before delving into today’s topic.

Today’s topic is all about keeping in touch.  I am sharing with you all of the ways we love to keep in touch with Michael.  Hopefully you’ll find something [...]

Hello, and happy Friday to you!  If you’re new to this series, you might want to check out the previous posts before delving into today’s topic.

Today, I have ideas for you to help your children cope during the separation.

For several weeks before Michael left, I collected ideas and the items necessary to make the ideas [...]

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