by suelarkinsweems | May 28, 2012 | On Military Life
I do it too…the forgetting. I want to close my eyes and pretend warriors do not die in battle. I want to forget that families sit stateside praying their husbands and wives and moms and dads and daughters and sons come home from overseas. I want to flip burgers...
by suelarkinsweems | May 16, 2012 | On Military Life
It feels like all we do is come and go sometimes. Arrivals are easier for me—everything is new, I have no obligations yet, anything seems possible. Departures are much harder—dissembling a year or two or three and finding a way to pack the pieces back into misshapen...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 28, 2012 | On Military Life
Only a few days remain for us here in Virginia. Now is when things begin spinning out of control. The purging is over, the first shipment left for Japan last week, and the last shipment is being loaded today. Packers, movers, and cleaners, oh my! I am maintaining my...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 23, 2012 | On Military Life
Had to say goodbye to an old friend this week. We’ve had her almost fifteen years. Cancer has been eating away at her for awhile, and the vet said it was time. “Did you say goodbye to Baby?” I asked my daughter Cora Jo. I tried not to let my voice crack, but I...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 14, 2012 | On Military Life
May I begin by apologizing for the ridiculous number of bulleted lists in this post? Thank you. The Purge-O-Rama could likely stretch into a full year’s worth of posts, so I will spare you most of it and skip to the areas that tend to be hardest for me to purge....
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 7, 2012 | On Military Life
We will remember this move as the one when we learned to give up. ~Matt gave up another position he really wanted to take this tour to Japan that he knew would be better for our family. ~I am giving up my job. Again. ~We are giving up appliances, furniture, books,...
