Paul and I decided long before he left that we would implement the much-frowned-upon ‘complete honesty’ policy during the deployment. I’m SO glad we did. When your spouse is deployed, you’re going to be nervous and frightened – There’s no way around it. I spent much of the year feeling like that, and yes, those […]

When I look back on the year Paul was deployed, I remember it as one of the hardest years I have ever been through. But I also know it could have been much harder if I hadn’t met Kelly. Paul and Mark didn’t know each other before they deployed together, and it was just luck […]

Watch this news story about the launch of Heroes At Home… We’ve been in business a year now and I can’t believe how many wonderful military families we’ve been able to work with. THANK YOU all for your service, your sacrifice, and your support! We will continue to work hard on our gift services, our […]

Home Business Magazine features Heroes At Home!

A couple of months into the deployment, Register Guard columnist Bob Welch asked if he could publish my journals. I turned them over! Here is the article he wrote. Ugh… re-reading that article I can still feel how terrible I felt back then. The first few months of a deployment are absolutely the hardest. Everyone […]

I’ve received hundreds of emails, phone calls, and letters. It’s been heartwarming to hear from so many military families who relate to what I wrote. Deployment can be so isolating, and sometimes you feel like you may be the only one out there who feels the way you do.