Chaplain Spouse
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Spilled Milk (& Kix)
By L.G. McCary As a military spouse, I hear others complain about all the things that go wrong when their spouses are away. ER visits. Plumbing leaks. Car problems. Lost pets. Meteor…
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White Picket Fences
by L.G. McCary I don’t know if you’ve checked Instagram or Pinterest recently, but it appears that everyone has got this parenting thing figured out. You can barely scroll without a post…
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Humble Pie
by Andrea M I love those moments when I turn on my inner Angela Lansbury (I think I just dated myself) and ask my husband if he’s been snacking instead of eating…
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Law of Natural Convergences
by Rebekah Cochell If I ever become famous, it will not be for my art, or my writing, or any other “work” I do. I am convinced my distinction will be from…
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Left Behind During Deployment
by Rebekah Cochell Left behind. That’s how I feel sometimes. And not in a “left behind after the rapture” type of way. This is a left behind out of the action, adventure, and…
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Facing the Unexpected
by Andrea M Never in my life did I imagine that I would become a military spouse. When I was younger, I thought certain people were made for things like this and I…
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9 Months into the Adventure
By Mishi Harari It’s been nine months. Nine wholesome, challenging, rewarding, frightening, and exhilarating months. The months that have gone by have proven so much to me. They have provided me with great…
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On Loneliness, Grit, and the Hard Work of Building Community
By Sarah Sandifer I shouldn’t have been surprised, really, when we got all of our boxes unpacked, and instead of putting them out on the curb with a “free” sign on them as…
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Connecting the Dots
By Cindy S. (previously published) Sometimes I have a hard time connecting my daily ministry tasks to what God is doing in the lives of the people I serve and work with. Sometimes it…
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Deciding to Leave Active Duty
By Kristin T In February of 2012 I welcomed my husband home from his second tour in Afghanistan. I couldn’t have told you anything about Super Bowl that Sunday, but the energy inside…
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ALONE: A Chaplain Spouse Perspective
By Anonymous When my husband came home to tell me he had received orders for a year-long unaccompanied tour to Korea, I remember thinking how different life would be. I didn’t expect just…
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The Hello-Goodbye Continuum
By L.G. McCary Making friends isn’t the simplest thing for me. I have a quirky sense of humor influenced by British sitcoms, Shakespeare, Calvin and Hobbes, and my dad’s affinity for puppets. I…
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Calling for Chaplain Spouse Contributors!
Are you a chaplain spouse? Do you love to write or is it something you’ve been interested in? Read on, my friend… A few years ago, I came across a dissertation paper that…
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A Glimpse into the Life of a Chaplain Spouse
by Dinah D. Our family recently PCSed. This, of course, brings a lot of changes and stress. Honestly, it is incredibly overwhelming physically, mentally, and emotionally. Especially the emotional part. I am an…
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The Worst Chaplain Spouse Ever?
By Rebekah C I have considered writing a blunt and honest blog for quite a while. I thought about calling it, “The Worst Chaplain Spouse Ever.” (Hey, there is a “Very Worst Missionary”…
