I know the women who read this site understand the meaning of courage.

I have been brave enough to smile as I waved goodbye to my deploying husband. And I have been brave enough to hand my first baby over for heart surgery.

It takes a brave woman to say that violence is unacceptable in a loving relationship. To break the uncomfortable silence and say to a friend, “Do you need to talk?” and then to really listen…

My husband was actually home for our 10th anniversary. Too bad he spent most of the evening in the ER with our daughter!
We tried to go out for a nice family dinner, silly us! My daughter had been complaining of a stiff neck starting the previous day. Suddenly, at dinner, she just burst out in tears. My mom went home with her and we rushed through dinner. As soon as we got home, she cried that her stomach hurt and threw up.
My husband rushed her to …

Welcome to the SPRING Edition of the Military Monday Carnival Linky!

Heh. As I type, it is SNOWING OUTSIDE…so much for the first week of spring.

The carnival is up a little late this morning since people at my house have been sick and I’ve had lots of deadlines. Let’s make Monday a little brighter, though, by adding links to our best posts of the week and reading and commenting on each other’s posts…

Welcome to the Military Monday Family Blogger Carnival – February 28, 2011!

Participating in the blog carnival is very simple. You do not have to write a post just for the carnival–it can be any military family-related blog post.

Plus, I will be happy to tweet, stumble, and share your posts…so please do join in! The linky is open all week so jump in whenever you can and make sure to visit others, too!

Welcome to the Military Monday Family Blogger Carnival – November 1 Edition! Please help spread the word so that this can become a fun way to learn more from each other!
These posts are getting hundreds of views—that could mean traffic to YOUR posts if you add them to the linky!
*** The only Military Mondays Blog Carnival rules are: ***

In the “Link Title” field, please place the title of your post, plus the name of your blog and/or your name. (e.g. “Grow Where You Are Planted @Army Wives’ Lives”)
In the “URL” …

I’m in the process of transferring this blog to self-hosted Wordpress and adding a community.
Would you like to be a contributor at the new site? Just let me know if you are interested by sending me an e-mail or leaving a comment.
Although the new site will be “Army Wives Lives”, Military Spouses of all branches are welcome to make themselves at home!
Looking forward to getting the new digs set up.

Everyone…old friends, new friends, friends of friends, mamas, grandmas, child-free peeps, grandparents, casual readers, bloggers, non-bloggers…is invited to my CyberShower!
Some of my FABULOUS online friends are throwing me a baby cybershower on Mamanista (I’m due in a few weeks with Junior).
Please go join in the fun (play games, say “hi,” and enter to win great prizes), because the guests make a party!

Happy Halloween! Ever wanted to see what my baby would look like if she were eating brains? Check out my Wordless Wednesday. Yes, macabre, I know. I also encourage you to check out what some other cool bloggers have been saying about Halloween on my Halloween Blog Round-up on Mamanista! — great for last minute inspiration.
Here are some bloggy contests I know about that have deadlines on or after October 31:

NEW — Of course the big giveaway story this week is The Fall, Y’all Bloggy Giveaway Carnival. …

We’ve been busy beavers over here at the Field Artillery Household.
DH had an article published in Parameters (YAY DH!) and he just finished another article to submit for consideration to another military journal.
I’ve been writing…and avoiding writing by starting two new blogs:
Mamanista: Fabulously Chic, Irresistibly Practical (Product Reviews)Please comment and shop our cool affiliates so I can spend more time blogging so I can get more affiliates so I can spend more time blogging.
Mama Saga: One Mother’s Journey (A “Mommy Blog”…shudder)Please leave me comments so it looks like I have …

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at homedecorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till …