Feeling Seen: The Strength in Telling Our Stories

I pushed my chair away from the desk and stood. Step by slow step, I walked out of the office and into our living room where my son sat doing his homework. “They want to publish my book.” It came out quietly, just above a whisper. I was dumbstruck—half in awe and half...
Share Your World with More Than a Picture

Share Your World with More Than a Picture

While a picture may be worth a thousand words, a picture with a thousand words opens up worlds. ~Julie Tully In the age of social media, the ability to instantly share thoughts and photos with family and friends near and far is glorious. Sometimes we forget that not...
How to Cope When Your PCS is Hard

How to Cope When Your PCS is Hard

I write this sitting at my desk in our on-base apartment, watching the annual migration of the military begin outside my window. Workers from the local moving companies lug armloads of packing materials up the stairwells and then, hours later, lug those same...
Strength in Adventure: Finding Balance in the Water

Strength in Adventure: Finding Balance in the Water

The important thing is that when you are faced with a challenge you find a way to embrace it, to thrive as a family, and not let it get the best of you. There are some jobs and duty stations that you just know are going to test your limits—either people have cautioned...