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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Many of my readers are familiar with Nicki Bunting. Nicki lost her beloved husband Bubba to an IED in Afghanistan in 2008 while she was pregnant with their second son Cooper. This amazing woman started Bubbas Belly Run, the 5K race in Maryland dedicated to the service men and woman who paid with their lives [...]
Open Mouth…Insert Foot. Gen McChrystal Speaks Out!
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Rolling Stone Magazine said that the article started out as a profile of what’s happening in the Afghanistan conflict through the eyes of its leader, General McChrystal. Unfortunately, it didn’t end that way. Gen McChrystal used what I call “$1000 words” – words that once spoken, I’d pay $1000 to stuff back in my mouth! [...]
Suck it up and ask for what you want!
Sunday, March 28th, 2010Yesterday I attended the 2nd day of a publisher’s conference and sat down for lunch at a table with 8 interesting people, most of whom I had never met. During lunch we got to know each other and I discovered two award winners, a model, a news personality and even a woman who had just [...]
Flat Daddy shows military family resiliency.
Monday, May 18th, 2009I know it sounds so cliché, but have you hugged your loved ones today? Or for that matter just really thought about how much you love them? As my schedule gets busier and busier I catch myself complaining sometimes about how much I have to do. Sometimes I am not as appreciative as I should [...]
Surprise military family reunion on CNN
Monday, April 20th, 2009Welcome Home, Dad It’s Monday and I trust it’s starting out as a good one for you. Deployment and reunion are still going on in the country daily and we experienced it first hand here in Colorado last Friday. The National Guard deployed 450 soldiers to Iraq – the largest single deployment here since WWII. They [...]
Flat Daddy is still going strong in military families!
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Happy Tax Day! Ok, so that’s an oxymoron. How about Happy Wednesday…that’s better. I’m writing this because I have a request that we need to make viral somehow. You know that for the past few years I’ve been a part of working to provide a free Flat Daddy figure into any military home that requests [...]
Great military family connection idea – Hugs and Kisses
Thursday, April 9th, 2009I have the best blog post today. I received a postcard in the mail from Kristin, one of our amazing military moms. When I read it out loud, both my office assistant and I let out a collective “awwww…” because it was so good. You know, I’ve been collecting ideas for over 6 years now [...]
The Road Home makes its debut
Monday, March 30th, 2009
A friend of mine, Pepper Cory (she’s the quilter who designed the quilt that’s on the cover of the book The Road Home) emailed me and remarked that my blog was sorely out of date. Yes, I did know that! What I didn’t know was WHY! I can’t figure out why I don’t like to [...]
“Read” the National Anthem.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
I want to wish you all a wonderful 4th of July holiday! Friday is so much more than hot dogs and fireworks in all your hearts because the 4th of July is what your families are fighting for. Independence Day is the only holiday that celebrates the United States and the freedoms that were fought [...]
Happy Father’s Day, GI Dads
Sunday, June 15th, 2008This is a wonderful day. After Father’s Day, there is only one day I like better and that’s Mother’s Day! Probably because I get to do whatever I want on that day and my son has to mind me. Today, that same thing happens for Dads…and they so deserve it. It makes me sad that [...]
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