Military
When You Want Others to Really Like You
May 15th
“I’m learning to care less about what people think and more about people, period.” Emily P. Freeman
My man is technically an engineer in the United States Air Force, although for this assignment he teaches at the United States Air Force Academy. He also has a PhD in something I can’t really pronounce. And just like that, y’all probably make assumptions about him. Because that’s just our nature. When you mix our nature with stereotypes about different occupations and the personalities of those doing them, you make assumptions. While you might guess he is a tech wizard, you might be surprised More >
What We All Need in Life {and Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!}
May 11th
I grew up with comfortable familiarity wrapped around me like wide-blue skies around my Oklahoma prairies. And because I grew up in the same town and literally had family for neighbors, not once did I work to meet people or make friends. So, when my Air Force man put a ring on my finger and moved me to the moon {aka Ohio}, I had myself quite the adjustment period. And quite the cry fest. Or fifty.
As a freshly minted Air Force wife, my husband’s Aunt Hetty handed me encouragement in words spoken and on paper. Not only did she know what it was More >
Because It’s No Small Gift
Nov 11th
This man is my better half, he gives big and loves hard in his actions-speak-louder-than-words kind of ways. Duty calls close to home and far away, and he always answers. Our family doesn’t know what tomorrow brings, but we do know we rank at the top of his priorities. Though circumstances change with the winds, he is a steady oak who lives what he believes.
I am unabashedly biased, but our servicemen and women are some of the best folks on God’s green earth. I’m thankful for all those who do what they do so I can do what I do. It’s no More >
A Book Club
Oct 10th
If you’re here visiting from the MOPS military book club, welcome! So glad to have you visiting my neck of the woods! If you would like to get a little Blue Skies encouragement for free in your mailbox, just click here. You’re welcome to connect with me via Facebook, too!
While stationed in Albuquerque, I helped start a Military MOPS group at Kirtland Air Force Base alongside a tight-knit group of fellow wives and mom-friends. And just remembering that sweet but exhausting time has me ready for a nap. On meeting days, I could nurse my baby daughter, manage my twin 4 year More >
Music for a Monday {From This Valley}
Sep 19th
Y’all wrote some sweet, thoughtful comments about Sara, and I give each of you a mighty big thank you for them. We continue to pray with her and her family as they wait in expectation.
And we rejoiced like nobody’s biz when our sweet friends made it home safe and sound. To see their children almost bust a gut waiting for them to deplane? Too precious for words. At our airport, you can see arriving passengers well behind security, so the kids knew their dads were coming long before they could get at ‘em. The millisecond those uniformed men’s boots were outside More >
Deploying or Not? That Is the Question.
Aug 16th
We’ve been waiting on news for months now. Well, we have news, but the news keeps changing. One day, my husband is “hot to deploy.” The next he’s not going anywhere.
And so it goes back ‘n forth like the ocean’s tide moving in and out. At this point, I am mighty tempted to plop down, plant my feet in the sand, cross my arms and grunt, “Well! This uncertainty is unacceptable, and I’m not gonna take it anymore!” But, assuming this rigid position for too long will eventually find me staring off at the crashing waves {pretending nothing will change} or More >
