by suelarkinsweems | Jul 30, 2012 | On Military Life
The morning we checked out of the lodge, fear gripped me. After a couple weeks of driving each other crazy and watching Food Network, I expected to wake up relieved, but instead I was nervous. Still, I finished packing and dutifully drove my half of the caravan to our...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 19, 2012 | On Military Life
Newly acquired knowledge: 1. Laundry and cooking require a risk management plan here. Note the sign clearly posted above our kitchenette stove top: Also note the warning on the lodge dryers: Maybe I should just avoid cooking and laundering for now… 2. With my newly...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 17, 2012 | On Military Life
One of the challenging aspects of being the family of a chaplain is that things are often *expected* of us. We do our best to annihilate any such expectations as quickly as possible. It’s really better for everyone that way, however humiliating it might be for me. For...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 16, 2012 | On Military Life
Well, we’ve arrived. Our flights went surprisingly well (it was all the waiting in the terminals that nearly did us in—picture sibling wars with whipping blankets and empty water bottles—we were popular with the terminal folk). Right after the first flight took off, a...
by suelarkinsweems | Jun 14, 2012 | On Military Life
I’m on emotional overload today. I said goodbye to my seniors yesterday without too many tears, and without breaking into Rod Stewart’s classic “Forever Young,” although it was playing in my head the whole time. If someone had cued up “Pomp and Circumstance,” I would...
by suelarkinsweems | Jun 11, 2012 | On Military Life
I’ve been slowly frantically erratically researching the next steps for our overseas move. Luckily, I noticed a denial button on my laptop—it’s in the top right hand corner of each online window, marked with an “X.” My process and key search terms: Airport and...
