My son, Hans, went to war in July 2011. His unit was deployed to Iraq and was stationed near Baghdad. Hans got hurt while he was in Iraq, and he hurt Continue Reading
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For Veterans, Parents, and More: The Personal Benefits of Group Therapy
As a female veteran as well as being the mother to two children with special needs, I find it hard to connect with the world around me. I can't relate Continue Reading
Departed Aviators
On Saturday, December 16, 2023, three of the former Afghan Air Force pilots, now residing in the United States, were killed in a single engine plane Continue Reading
Wooden Sarcophagus
They lay in their wooden sarcophagus, the polished and the tattered, the clean and the dirty, the garrison and the combat. They represent a life once Continue Reading
In a Flash, I Saw All of My Boy’s Future Birthdays
by Greg Longey Popular culture, old wives’ tales, movies, and books told me that my life would flash before my eyes during a near-death Continue Reading
To Die with Harmony of Word and Action
They see the barriers and corrals, and they follow. They assume and see what others have told them to see. They do what others have told them to Continue Reading
Where do I find you?
Where do I find you? That thin veil Seems so wide. I search, I cry out for your voice, a dream, a presence. Yet there is Continue Reading
Families After War: Who Are You Supposed to Be Now?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
So Do I
Small children are like emotional barometers. They have a keen sense for mood changes, especially among the adults they know. Just as a regular Continue Reading
All I Want for Christmas
Dear B, I was told not to write this, I was told you would resent me even more than you do. I have decided not to come visit you for the holidays. My Continue Reading
Being Aware and Making Your Choice
I’m guessing many if not most of us have gone through periods of time where we’re confronted with one challenge after another and it feels as if a Continue Reading
The Gifts of Brokenness
Brokenness was not at the top of my Christmas list. The ornaments defining our family tree lay shattered. The ragged edges of devastation replaced the Continue Reading