by suelarkinsweems | May 21, 2015 | On Military Life
Our main shipment of household goods has been gone for two weeks now. We are still in our bunker, but the walls are bare and the closets, drawers, and cabinets are largely empty. We have loaner furniture to sit, eat, and sleep on. We have five weeks left to finish...
by suelarkinsweems | May 15, 2015 | On Military Life
Last night I attended my last Okinawa Chaplain Spouse meeting, and laughter and tears flowed in equal measure. These women have enriched my experience here in every way. I had the honor of sharing during the evening and thought it might encourage some of you who are...
by suelarkinsweems | Apr 6, 2015 | On Writing
I signed up for Camp Nanowrimo to motivate me to finish the first round of revision on my first novel. (Camp Nanowrimo is a virtual place where writers get together for the month of April to finish writing projects.) I have been working on this revision for the past...
by suelarkinsweems | Apr 3, 2015 | Mumblings and Misadventures
A little over a year ago, I visited a Korean church here on Okinawa with my friend. She explained that the service would be entirely in Korean, but she said not to worry, she would translate. She brought along a hymnal with the Korean on one page and the English on...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 13, 2015 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I’ve seen both my parents break up fights. (And no, they were not fights between my sister and me. My little sister Becky could whoop me by the time she was about nine.) When I was in elementary school, I would walk with my mom over the hill between the middle school...
