by Molly Huggins | Sep 3, 2012 | Army Life, Photos, Thankful
Yesterday in church . . . (I was paying attention, I promise) . . . I really, truly, remembered that I used to fly helicopters. I closed my eyes – and for a heartbeat . . . I was free. I could see the ground fading away, blue skies bursting through the...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 31, 2012 | Army Life, Fear, Lives We Love, Original J, Snapshots
Please, meet Wendy. She is a dear friend with a Little J like mine. This her snapshot of strong. November 4, 2005. Lunchtime. After a bout of nausea I questioned: could I be pregnant? After three years of unsuccessful attempts we had decided to stop trying to get...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 31, 2012 | Army Life, Lives We Love, Snapshots
I would like to take a moment here, before I publish anymore snapshots, to share with you what dawned on me Wednesday night. There are a lot of things I don’t know about this process. … I don’t know how to tell you what it feels like to be a voice for these...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 29, 2012 | Army Life, Fear, Hope, Our Story
*This is the final installment in this particular piece of our story. Thanks for reading, for encouraging. Now you know a little more about me, about our Army life, about the beginning. Ever and always, my prayer is that you see grace here.* . . . My darkest days were...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 28, 2012 | Army Life, Grief, Original J, Our Story
. . . I tried to email Husband, willed him to call so I could be the one to break the news. Since telepathy is not my strong suit, he did not receive the message, and read about her death on the front page of the Army Times that someone else was reading in the chow...
by Molly Huggins | Aug 27, 2012 | Army Life, Fear, Grief, Original J, Our Story
*These are events occurring in January of 2006.* . . . In a split second, the fear ate me alive. It started with a news story and well meaning phone calls. News of a helicopter crash travels fast in our community and I had seen it on the news. A few key details . . ....
