Phase 3 approaching fast

Thanksgiving is coming and I have many milestones behind me and people in my life to be thankful for. At the top of the pile of thankful events is the deployment phase of this journey is coming to a close. K is on the way home from Afghanistan as I write. Getting home for him [...]

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WAG that Tale

Gainfully Deployed has earned some new fans (via the Facebook group) this week and for that I’m very appreciative. Thanks for being curious/interested/bored enough to check in. I know many of the new readers are wives, moms, and/or girlfriends from K’s unit, so I thought this would be a good time to explain a few [...]

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Little things in February

Time for a “Little Things” post because my brain is at half speed this week. I’ve picked up some weird sleep cycle that has me up at really odd and early hours for no apparent good reason. Last night was better and I’m hoping it makes for a clear-headed and not so sleep deprived day [...]

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Treasures and Time off

I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving. We enjoyed both a nice overnight stay with our families and some time away from the kids who stayed with my parents an extra couple of nights after we left. As much as we love the kiddos, it is always nice to have a break. We are lucky [...]

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Familiar ground

Lots to catch up on again—I decided to take a little time off from writing to readjust to having K. home for this short break. Some things were easier to adjust to than others. I’m just not good at shifting gears repeatedly or in quick succession. Needless to say, I make things complicated. For instance, [...]

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Early Dark

I can’t say I’m remotely fond of the early darkness that comes with Daylight Savings. However, we had a beautiful moonrise last night. Would you like to see it? I wish I were just a bit better with my camera (or felt like tinkering in Photoshop) because the color was really beautiful. Maybe I’ll put [...]

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All you have to do is show up

I believe everything happens for a reason, even if it’s not readily apparent, and it takes a whole lot of time and hindsight observations to be able to learn to recognize one of those turning points while it is happening. Catching those moments is like trying to time the stock market: risky and prone to [...]

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