A thousand apologies for not writing more consistently this summer! My excuse this week has been that my husband and son have been away visiting our family in Louisiana and I have had my nose to the grindstone, finishing up one project and working on another, as well as many details for Wives of Faith

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Military Spouse Magazine’s September issue is going to be all about deployment, and for the first time they will offer a National Guard/Reservist section! They’ve asked me to write an article about how reservists deal with deployment. My deadline’s quick, so I could really use your help! If you’re the wife of a reservist or

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“Our nation can not go to war unless we take main street, the hair dresser, the assistant principal, the insurance salesman and the guy at the gas station. They have to go to war to find out what we’re doing is just and go back and tell America that what we’re doing is right, giving

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One of the biggest challenges National Guard and Reserve members and their families face when deployments occur is dealing with the workplace back home. Deployments put civilian jobs on hold and fears of financial losses, missing opportunities for promotion, and worries about when a servicemember comes home can really impact and affect a family. It’s

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Here’s an article that serves as a good reminder that even as Reservists and Reservist spouses sometimes feel a disconnect, kids of reservist families can feel even more so. I think the military understands how out of the loop Reservist and National Guard families feel, particularly with the multiple deployments and very little connection to

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A good reflection on the sacrificies that reservists and National Guard and their families are making…and the dedication and commitment they continue to keep to their country and to the American people which they serve. When the Weekend Becomes 22 Months

Here’s an informative and thoughtful article I ran across from a reservist who recently returned from a deployment to Iraq. The support of family and friends always leaves me feeling humbled. Terri, my wife managed the business, kept our household together and sent me and my fellow soldiers cookies and care packages. She did not

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