I look around at the dining room and am suddenly viewing echoes of our lives lived within these four walls. Ghost scenes of homework being done at the table. My daughter making cookies for the first time in our kitchen. My favorite people in the whole world joking and bonding…These traces of shared life are too much, and I start sobbing again.
Our service members often fight for the “unlovable.” They don’t get the luxury to linger at the top of the hole. They jump and they fight. Maybe that is the approach we need to take with those who are “unlovable” in our lives.
Denial, it turns out is not just a river in Egypt. It is an ever-present river that twists and turns as it flows around my brain, dampening the desires of foregone dreams.
National Guard veteran and Army spouse, Kasie Purvis, shares her family’s story of making the decision to become active duty and reflects on how their nomadic lifestyle and quest for connection led her to start her own podcast called “Gather the Scattered” in this VSP blog post.
Marine Corps Veteran spouse, Lauren Fagan, shares her story of recovery from addiction and reflects on her life-long journey of healing in this VSP blog post.
Proud Army sister-in-law and aunt, Jana Brya, writes about what it means to move out of your comfort zone – or the balcony – in order to truly support our military families in this VSP blog post.
Seasoned milspouse and VSP guest writer Heather Barnhill shares her personally curated and inspiring music playlist sure to give your mental health a kickstart during PCS season.
Family Life Chaplain and VSP guest writer Chaplain (MAJ) Lisa Northway shares her experiences as an active duty soldier and counselor of isolated military families to emphasize the importance of finding a spiritual Battle Buddy to thrive in life.
VSP junior guest writer Lucia Johnson finds her “new roots” as she works through the differences between summers of moving and summers of staying as a military kid in this mini blog post.
VSP guest writer and comedian-in-the-making, milspouse Heather Barnhill takes both an entertaining and useful approach in this PCS survival guide for the resourceful military spouse.
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