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This shop/post has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #CokeDGSupportMilitary #CollectiveBias One of the things my kids and I did while my husband was deployed was send him care packages. We sent him one every month and it was always a lot of fun to plan what we were going to… Read More
The sky cried out just briefly As he approached the gray granite tomb. Rain fell gently like the tears shed For life gone too soon. Silk carnations of red, white, and blue, Miniature American flags scattered around, And hidden behind the flowers, the little green army men. All reminders of why he died. He placed his hand on a picture… Read More
He quickly kissed me goodbye. The dim light from the rising sun shone on the two little people I was squished in between. I couldn’t even sit up to hug him for fear of waking them up. He was off again. Only one week this time. I could do one week. Heck, I’d done one year not long ago. But,… Read More
I just realized I haven’t written any more posts about the deployment since our soldier’s homecoming. I thought I would do a little update for anyone curious what life after deployment looks like for us. It’s been nine months since our soldier’s homecoming. It doesn’t feel like he’s been home that long. The deployment is still so fresh in my… Read More
w 2013 was a great year for Simple Living Mama. We nearly doubled our readership! I decided to put together a list of the ten most visited posts in 2013. Without further ado, here are the most popular posts of 2013! 10. FREE Printable Thanksgiving Menu Planner 9. Our Preschool Homeschool Curriculum 2012-2013 8. Train-Themed Preschool Unit 7. How To… Read More
If you missed part 1 of our soldier’s homecoming, be sure to check it out. So, we were standing at the airport anxiously scanning the faces of every man in uniform. Finally, I saw his face as he was walking toward us. “There’s Daddy!” I said to the kids who were jumping up and down. Baby O was in my… Read More