Sometimes it takes what feels like weeks to be ‘awake’ enough to see the meanings or lessons in a single situation and then sometimes, they happen in a fleeting moment. Some lessons travel in packs and my brain is filled with three or four articles in a matter of seconds. They come at any time …
Gen…What The Hell Happened
The Silent Support Army, My Life As A War Veteran’s Wife Working in the Veteran support space means I travel a lot for work. I use this time away from family to reflect, observe and interpret what is going on around me. Tonight, is no different. On a very quick trip back to my old …
When The Phone Rings
The Silent Support Army,A Series About My Life As A War Veterans Wife - June 2018 Wednesday last week was just like any other Wednesday, the only difference was taking a late afternoon drive out to our fur babies Vet to get Parker’s medication. My daughter T called at 5:32pm, just like clockwork as she …
Wifedom Has Gone To My Ass
The Silent Support Army, A Series About My Life As A War Veterans Wife – May 2018 Recently I discovered ‘The Military Wife and Mom’ on Facebook. A ready made virtual community of military wives from around the globe that I feel more connected to than the many thousands around Australia. I have never interacted …
The Love Iceberg
The Silent Support Army, A Series About My Life As A War Veterans Wife It goes without saying, when you live on the opposite side of the city to where you work, you are going to spend a lot of time in traffic. I actually don’t mind the time spent, it gives me time to …
Confessions Of A Defence Wife
The Silent Support Army, A Series About My Life As A War Veterans Wife – December 2017 After a gentle prod from a few readers to ‘get back in the saddle’ and write, I have been pondering what my next instalment was going to be for the Silent Support Army…Actually…you know what? That’s a lie. …
#WhatsYourNumbers
The Silent Support Army; A Series about my life as a War Veteran's Wife So many stories, such little time. For the past few months I have share some of those stories with you. Stories of my life as War Veteran’s wife and although I am but a mere cadet in the tenure of Defence …
Resilienciosis
While my love prepares three reflective writing pieces as assignments for his promotions course. I thought I would spend my quiet time doing my own spot of reflection…you know how it goes, when in Rome! Before the strong desire to make myself a coffee broke my train of thought, I was thinking about the year …
How Well Do You Ever Really Know Someone? – The Silent Support Army; A Series about my life as a War Veteran’s Wife
The Silent Support Army; A Series about my life as a War Veteran's Wife I’ve not really been in the frame of mind to write recently. To be honest with you, I feel like I have had the Queen’s ‘Annus Horribilis’, not in 12 months, but in a matter of weeks. Now I’m not usually …
Out Of The Mud
Recently I have been wondering about coincidence and whether the events that take place in our lives are freak happenings or part of a much bigger plan mapped out in advance for us by a higher order. I have spent a little time reflecting on the past few years. Thinking about the winding roads, pathways …