This year, I’m on a mission to buy my kids toys from thrift shops, estate sales and garage sales for Christmas. Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, …
My Thriftmas Savings
Oh, the Places You’ll Read
For military families, the only constant in our lives is change. New friends, new places, new house, new job, new school. This can often feel like a daunting position to be in …
How Boundaries Can Help Us in Polarizing Times
We are in unprecedented times as humans and as Americans. Many of the things we are facing today can be polarizing, as we all have our own opinions and beliefs. Lately it …
Going Beyond “Thank You for Your Service.”
Over the last 50 years, there has been a sharp decline in the relationship between the American public and the military. This can be seen most directly in the number of veterans …
Holidays Hitting Differently in 2020?
In any other year but this one, my holiday shopping would be complete by now. My blood type would have been seasonally transfused with PSL positive and I would have vacations and …
Life in a Post-Pandemic World
Keys. Wallet. Phone. Mask. Could this be what our post-pandemic world looks like? A post-pandemic world. It seems like the title of a horror film you would watch on Netflix and not …
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