There is a quote that I’ve held on tight to in the last few years: “Be the things you love most about the people who are gone.” To me (and bear with me because I’m going to let my English-degree brain analyze this), it calls attention to a delicate piece of healing after loss — the turn off the beaten path of grief and toward a future where the responsibility to keep a legacy present lies with us.
Military Spouses and Parallel Universes
Life as a military spouse is like living in a parallel universe. We get glimpses of what our lives look like in different countries, with different support systems, and in different jobs. …