Posted by Hallee on Dec 9, 2011 in
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I’ve been asked by Care.com to contribute to a series about celebrating the holidays as a military family. In Holiday Boot Camp for the Military Spouse, Care.com listed resources for 26 tips for making this holiday special – no matter where your family is stationed.
Tags: Afghanistan, Care.com, Christmas, Civilian contractor, Culture, Gregg, Human Interest, Marriage, Surviving separation
This chapter is extremely timely for me. Since long before we were married, Gregg has done the same thing. He is a computer consultant and teacher. A company calls him and says, “We need x, y, and maybe z.” And, Gregg packs his bags and makes hotel reservations and flies to the company and does x, y, and usually z². Another company will call and say, “We have this situation and this many people need training.” So, Gregg will pack his bag, make hotel reservations, and fly to the next exotic city where he’ll teach and train for a week or more. He’s really quite good at what he does.
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Tags: Afghanistan, Book of Job, Civilian contractor, computer consultant and teacher, Culture, Ecclesiastes, Emotion, Holy matrimony, Human behavior, Literature, Marriage, Patience, Prayer, Proverbs, Spirituality, The Power of a Praying Wife
Posted by Hallee on Feb 26, 2010 in
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Marriage,
Surviving separation
This is part five in a series about surviving separation from your spouse. When Gregg and I first met, it was 357 miles from his driveway to mine. Right before we were married, his National Guard unit was activated and he moved from Anniston, AL, to Birmingham, AL, to prepare for deployment. This made the distance right around 330 miles.
Tags: Civilian contractor, Love, Marriage, military life, National Guard, Surviving separation
This is part four in a series about surviving separation from your spouse.
Tags: Abiding, Afghanistan, Army, Christian Faith, Christian prayer, Christian Spirituality, Civilian contractor, Couple, Holy matrimony, Husband & wife, Love, Marriage, Military, Prayer, Separation, Spiritual practice
Posted by Hallee on Nov 24, 2009 in
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Despite the convenience of this glowing screen in front of me to communicate in an instant, or within a minute or fourteen minutes with my husband, there is still absolutely nothing like receiving a letter in the mail.
Tags: Afghanistan, Blog software, Civilian contractor, Couple, Facebook, Holy matrimony, Human Interest, Husband, Love, Marriage, Separation, Social media, Web 2.0
Posted by Hallee on Nov 7, 2009 in
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Marriage,
Surviving separation
It’s awesome. If I’m thinking about something and I’m driving, I can just give him a quick call and have a one-sided conversation. The kids call and tell him goodnight or good morning. If I want to just have some connection with him, I call and listen to his voice on the message then leave him a message.
Tags: Afghanistan, Civilian contractor, Holy matrimony, Human Interest, Husband & wife, Marriage, Separation, USB port, Voice-over-internet phone, Voicemail, Web-based voice mail system
Posted by Hallee on Oct 30, 2009 in
Marriage,
Romance,
Surviving separation
This is part one in a series about surviving separation from your spouse…One of our ways of surviving this separation is to enjoy the typical, normal, standard day-to-day things together – like a good cup of coffee.
Tags: Afghanistan, Alabama, Caffeine, Civilian contractor, Coffea, Coffee, Coffee preparation, Gary Chapman, George Howell, Louisiana, Love Language, Maker's Diet, Marriage, Mayo Clinic, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Separation