by Molly Huggins | Sep 26, 2013 | Army Life, Blogging, Faith, Fear, Grief, Hope, Our Story
My daddy is a storyteller. A veritable Chaucer he is, his theatrics trapped in a failing body. The stories he tells, they define me. And in the telling, he wanders between truth and theater with ease, often sacrificing a little of one for a lot of another. A necessary...
by Molly Huggins | Sep 11, 2013 | Army Life, Blogging, Faith, Fear, Husband, Our Story
So here’s a heads up for all thirty two of you. I am going to write about deployment a lot. And it’s not because I want you to feel sorry for me, or tell me how brave I am. {And for the record, its easier to be brave … frankly, it’s self...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 22, 2013 | Army Life, Husband, L.O.V.E., Original J, Our Story
I don’t want to think about the “last time” for anything. But I have to – it’s a requirement for this life we live. The closer good-bye comes, the larger “last” looms. It’s why I always save the last {latest} voicemail from the Husband. It’s why I always say I...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 15, 2013 | Army Life, Faith, Fear, Hope, Husband, Our Story, Uncategorized
{Preamble: I’m feeling a little raw tonight. I mean, after eight plus years of marriage, four deployments, six moves, five pregnancies, three kids, I picked now to start comfort eating. Maybe it was adding Second Son. Maybe it’s the impending deployment staring me in...
by Molly Huggins | Jul 19, 2013 | Army Life, Our Story
I write a lot about my children here. I write a lot about grace-about the Word made flesh in my story. But tonight, tonight I just want to write for sheer joy. To sketch a few pictures with my fleeting words. And I want to write a little about me. Let me tell you...
by Molly Huggins | May 28, 2013 | Army Life, Dreams, Grief, Original J, Our Story
It’s the day after Memorial Day. {I am a wee bit late … it’s been tough going on the pregnant front these days.} But I do have something to say … It’s profoundly personal for me. I have written about Jaime here, here, and here. Please, I would love for you...
