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Military Mama: Happy Trails

04/27/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone Hopefully, if you are reading this, you at least have power and aren’t completely underwater! My prayers are certainly with those fighting that battle this week. Thank Heavens we are ok and […]

Military Mama: Fit to be tied

04/13/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone Have you ever had one of those weeks where everything that could go wrong did and there seemed to be no end to the onslaught of impending deadlines at work, and yet […]

Military Mama: Counting down the days

03/30/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone We have reached that point when the countdown to pre-deployment training begins. We are now within the “180 day mark” which means everything from insurance and paychecks to Drill and training dates […]

Military Mama: Therapy in Technicolor

03/16/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone I am so happy for warmer weather! Warmer weather means spring, and spring means the return of the show Army Wives on Sunday nights! I have been a faithful viewer since season […]

Military Mama: Financial Scents

03/02/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone Deployments can wreak havoc on a National Guard family’s finances if they aren’t prepared for the drastic pay change or the lag between the end of the civilian paycheck and the beginning […]

Military Mama: Family Readiness Group

02/16/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone Well, after we dug ourselves out of the snow of the century last week, Jay and I made our way to Topeka where he would fulfill his monthly drill duty and I […]

Military Mama: Care Packages 101

02/02/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone As many of you may already know, we’re preparing for my husband to deploy again in the very near future. As a result, I’ve had many friends tell me they would love […]

Military Mama: A Clean Break

01/19/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone And it begins: The countdown to deployment. Jay was talking nonchalantly the other day about our insurance changing soon because we were within the 180 day mark of active duty. It caught […]

Military Mama: Breakdown #1

01/05/2011 nwamamas

By Jade Stone I hope this finds you all happy and satisfied with the holidays, though it appears the peace of the holiday season has officially ended and we are left to nurse the “holiday […]

Military Mama: I’ll be home for Christmas

12/22/2010 nwamamas

By Jade Stone Christmas is definitely here! Conversations of holiday plans and gifts fill the air along with endless Christmas carols around every corner. This truly is one of my most favorite times of year. […]