I remember the first time my husband gave me the news that he was leaving. We had been to our first duty station, Fort Hood, TX and then moved to Fort Sill, OK to do more schooling. Upon graduation from career course, Kevin had received orders for Korea. It was an unaccompanied tour. Wrena, our daughter, was two years old at the time. Separation is never easy, and this being our first it was quite a uneasy feeling knowing he would be so many miles away from us. Since we didn’t really belong to any certain unit we moved our family back to Springfield, MO where we were both raised. We didn’t want to live with our family, but being near them was much better than being alone. We rented a small house near my mom. It was a down size from our home Read more…
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Category Archives: Lifetime BlogsI was given a quote this week by my new friend Susan, “Friends are your chosen family”. This is when I started to really think about the way that military families socialize differently. It’s true, friends are our chosen family. I can make a bet that most of your friends are your military friends. Mine are. I choose them, they choose me. Somehow in this odd and challenging lifestyle, we bond as if we were always together, like family. I find it very funny when I look at the past ten years I’ve spent as an Army wife and think of the friendships I have made. They are untraditional, some unlikely, and most by chance or necessity of companionship. There is a certain “challenge” to meeting friends as a military spouse. First, you’re Read more… |