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Transition is hard. There's nothing remarkable about the premise. All military families know transition is hard. I would bet that most ...

Some twenty-five years ago, Congress designated the month of May as National Military Appreciation month. It's not a particularly w...

After our  heartbreaking near-miss with the adoption Special Home Finding (SHF) list last spring, I thought for sure that I had learned ca...

Those of you who know me know that I tend to write our life on delay. Partly, that's for security reasons. But it's also because I...

Yesterday was Howie's birthday. His FIFTH birthday. I can't tell you how mind-blowing that is to me. Where did the time go? T...

Hi friends! OK, I admit it, I have been neglecting this blog. Honestly, it's been a hard few months, between crazy changes at home , an...

It’s Christmas Eve today, and I’m just not in the Christmas spirit. I really expected to be, but I’m not. I really should be. Aft...