I was seventeen when my fiance told me he was joining the military. I spent my entire adult life as a military wife and since his retirement in 2012, I have to say I'm not really sure what to do with myself. I don't know how to do "civilian life" and the learning curve, dang it's been harsh. But as I look back on all I've experienced up to now, I realize that being a military wife means I was forged in some already really heavy duty FIRE, so whatever is up ahead, it's going to be okay. On this Veteran's Day, I've been trying to think of how I would pay tribute to those who serve, have served, and the families who love them. The song below is the perfect way. Many, many times I've played it over the years and sobbed as it hit SO close to home. I send my thanks and a sincere salute to all who are in this amazing group.
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I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter. Archives
August 2021
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