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...
by Molly Huggins | Apr 14, 2013 | Army Life, Community, Photos, The Dailies
“The physical presence of other Christians is a source of Incomparable joy and strength to the believer.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together We’ve moved five times in eight years. And in each place, I’m d.y.i.n.g. for friendship, for community. For soul food. ...
by Molly Huggins | Apr 6, 2013 | Army Life, Faith, Fear, Grief, Hope, Jamester, Mommy Heart, Our Story
From November 2008 to November of 2009, my husband and I were both deployed to different parts of the world. The J Girl spent the year with my older sister and her husband. She was one and a half when we dropped her off. She was two and half when we picked her up....
by Molly Huggins | Mar 13, 2013 | Army Life, Faith, Fear, Grief
I have a heavy heart today. It’s days like these … A Blackhawk crash in Afghanistan on Monday night … that make me fearful of the days to come. That make it near impossible to bid my anxious fears goodbye. Some names have been released, some are...
by Molly Huggins | Mar 9, 2013 | Army Life, Faith, Fear, Hope, Photos, Thankful
Whoever said “time marches on” was singularly unimaginative. Marching is far too rigid, far too precise, far too evenly marked and measured for a concept at once so fluid and intractable. Ask an Army wife who is counting eternal seconds between phone calls and Skype...
by Molly Huggins | Mar 1, 2013 | Army Life, Community, Faith, Husband, Our Story, Photos
[I joined an online writing community recently and this was prompted from an assignment … but also, one of the primary purposes of this blog is to tell our story … our Army life in particular, deployments, and the unique challenges and blessings that come...