I was cruising around the interwebs and I ran into this story about an Austrailian family that was visiting the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. They snapped a photo looking down on the waters above the submerged ship. It looks like a face in the water. Two of my children have been to the memorial and both [...]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPromise for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My children are grown and living their own lives. My oldest son is a United States Marine. My daughter is a happy stay-at-home mom and wife and my youngest son is the proud father of [...]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Since I was laid off a few weeks ago, I had to down grade my cell phone service. I currently own a Blackberry but I cannot use all the features since my plan is just [...]
I have heard of Sidewinder, a group of Airmen and woman that caused a YouTube sensation when they covered Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’. They just recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan and appeared on Fox and Friends yesterday morning. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
I recently heard about a group dedicated to bringing awareness and help from military returning from service with serious wounds and disabilities. Walking With The Wounded raises money for groups that help retrain military men and women for civilian life. Walking With The Wounded recently made news when two expedition leaders Ed Parker and Simon [...]
Guest post written by Chelsea Gordon There are all kinds of perfume choices out there that if you’re completely unprepared, it can be such a chore to go to the perfume counter and try to pick out a scent. A few months ago I did that and got so frustrated and overwhelmed that I ended [...]
I spoke to Sgt. Honda this weekend. Apparently Tropical Storm Roke caused a nuisance for Okinawa this past weekend. Sgt. Honda told me the power went out for awhile and it dumped quite a bit of rain along with 70-mile per hour winds. It just skirted the island on its way to the mainland. This [...]
It is no surprise that Dakota Meyer says he is not a hero. True heroes always play down what they did in combat. If they did not I think we would be in trouble. I am glad to see that more living service members are receiving the highest award available. They should not all have to [...]
The Desert Southwest is not all cacti and lizards. No, we have some impressive mountain ranges too. Cinderella and her family recently returned from a trip to one such beautiful vacation spot. They stayed in a rustic cabin with family members and by all accounts had a great time. They were able to escape the [...]
I am sitting here watching the 911 memorials. I have talked about my experiences that day. Several times. Today as I watch the 911 families find the names of their loved ones etched in the stone of the reflecting pools my thoughts turn to not only these families, but to the everyone in America that [...]
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