It’s almost poetic that here I sit writing this article about the things this Military Life has handed me that...

I know, I know, if you are a fellow lover of all things Hamilton you’re probably pre-judging the direction of...

I have more than a few heart wrenching scenes engraved within my memories spanning my short 28 years, but perhaps...

The park while children play is most often the place of adult interaction these days. Ironically enough, any topic seems...

We found ourselves established into a new “old,” routine one month at our new duty station. We dealt with the...

As military families we recognize that our lives will never be free of struggle. These same struggles are often times...

Eighteen, 1-8, 10 plus 8, or otherwise known as my age when I changed my status to “married.” I didn’t...

The year was 1914 and the world was immersed in war- the Great War. A war that many envisioned to...

It was a frigid winter morning in France 1944. World War II carried a vast multitude of servicemen and servicewomen...

I’ve read about, heard and even seen tragic instances transpire right in front of my eyes-pausing to ask questions and...

As a teenager, the only things I knew about military life were the basics. I knew that the Army was...

In the sixth grade, I was introduced to a vocabulary that would become a new rhetoric for the world in...

Human nature is quite perplexing. The old saying, “you never recognize a good thing until it’s gone,” seems to be...

The morning was cold and not just in respects to the temperature outdoors, but in conjunction with the trepidation I...

You know what the gods of fabricated wisdom say: “every Bonnie needs a Betty and every Clyde needs a Calvin.”...

I always mentally replay the scene in Grey’s Anatomy when Christina leaves Meredith to venture to her new home half...

I have a tendency to overthink everything I do- but there’s one area of my life that time, war, and collected...

To My Children, The world calls him a warrior, both feared and respected across the globe. He has a noble...