In My Own Words

Our Warrior Rick is home from Afghanistan finally – I was glad to hear he made it back safe and well. He just got home today; seemed like forever to him, I’m sure. He lost several friends and battle buddies over there; that’s bound to haunt him for awhile.  I hope if it gets to [...]

A friend at AnySoldier.com posted a prayer request on the forums, for a Marine who is a friend of her family. I’ve copied and pasted her request below, since she asked that we pass it along to get as many people praying for this young man as possible. A friend of the family, a young [...]

I am going to have to stop reading the profiles on AnySoldier.com; there’s always someone whose request catches my eye and tugs on my heart, and I’ve been trying really hard not to adopt any more until my current contacts have come home.  But, I get an e-mail stating that one of my Warriors has [...]

Since it’s payday, I have a whole $40 at my disposal – Woo-hoo!! I have stuff in my “soldier stash,” so I guess this time my entire allowance will go for postage. The balance in the Troop Support Account is $44.85, which will cover postage for 4 small FRB’s or 3 large FRB’s. If I [...]

Anybody who reads the news, watches it on TV, or listens to it on the radio, has to be aware that one of America’s Warriors, PFC Bowe Bergdahl, is being held captive in Afghanistan by Taliban forces. I can’t even begin to imagine the fear he faces every day that he spends as their prisoner, [...]

Let’s see…what’s new?  Let me think for a moment. Oh, yeah, two of my Warriors are going to be home in a few days; another one will be home for R&R at about the same time Kenneth and Rick are coming home for good. One who was originally going to be home in August asked [...]

I took the $50 gift card my ex-boss Jo gave me and bought 4 solar camp showers, 4 bottles of Suave for Men body shampoo, and 4 shower puffs for our Warriors in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. That takes care of their entire wish list; now I can send more “random” type care packages [...]

Well, I’m about halfway moved into my new/old office. Since there was nothing in the office yet, I could access more wall space. All of my pictures fit on the wall, and I still have space available that will be easily accessible once my furniture is in place. I’ll have to take a picture and [...]

I’ve got a new boss, which means I am having to move back to the Central Office, in the Board of Education main building. I’m not happy about the move; my office over there is about 1/3 of the size of my current office, which means my Wall of Fame is not going to fit. [...]