Be Safe, Love Mom

Be Safe, Love Mom
Author: Elaine Lowry Brye
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1610395220

This essential guide for all military families provides helpful advice and reassurance on topics ranging from boot camp, to deployment, to PTSD, from a former "Army brat" turned mother of four military kids. When you enlist in the United States military, you don't just sign up for duty; you also commit your loved ones to lives of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an "Army brat" turned military wife and the mother of four officers-one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. For more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotions that are part and parcel of life as a military mother. Be Safe, Love Mom braids together Elaine's own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she's met along the way. She offers gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom on topics ranging from that first anxious goodbye to surrendering all control of your child, from finding comfort in the support of the military community and the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifices life as a military mother requires. With hard-to-come-by information and encouragement that is like advice from a wise and trusted friend, Be Safe, Love Mom is an essential handbook to membership in a strong and special sisterhood.

The Heart of a Military Mom

The Heart of a Military Mom
Author: Army Mom Strong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Families of military personnel
ISBN: 9781545365069

Do you need someone encouraging you, especially when you are learning to let go of your child to military service? How about when they are difficult places or in harm's way? Do you feel stressed or worried? You are not alone. Elaine Brye and Army Mom Strong have combined their efforts to create a powerful, emotional and inspirational pictorial book of encouragement and support for military moms of all branches. The authors are veteran military moms who have supported many moms through the challenges that come with sending a child into harm's way. "The Heart of a Military Mom" gives you valuable insights to help you to stand strong in the face of fear and on the home front. It is the first in a series of supportive books to inspire you to create a more fulfilling journey as a military mom.

Battles of the Heart

Battles of the Heart
Author: Tracie Ciambotti
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Families of military personnel
ISBN: 9781449730345

"What happens to our natural instinct, as a mother, to protect our child when he or she is ordered to one of the most dangerous places in the world? What gets us through the day? How do we survive?" Tracie Ciambotti Tracie's son, Josh, enlisted in the Army two days after he graduated from high school in 2005. Five months later he was on his way to Baghdad and the reality of war began to sink into the depths of Tracie's heart. She had no idea when or if she would ever see her son again. As the weeks passed, fear became the master of her days. Josh had received the best training in the world for his new job as a combat soldier with the United States Armed Forces, but Tracie had none for her role as the mother of a service member. While her son was fighting a war in Iraq, she was marching unaware and unprepared into her own battle at home. Battles of the Heart reminds us that freedom is not free. Every American needs to understand the sacrifices that military families endure for our freedom. Journey through two deployments and discover along with Tracie how to survive the challenges that military families face daily.

Rise Up Military Moms

Rise Up Military Moms
Author: Army Mom Strong
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2018-04-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781985694453

Rise Up Military Moms is an interactive journal aimed at helping you find strength and resilience whether you are sending your child off to a deployment, basic training or boot camp. NOTE: Rise Up is NOT a book for just reading. It's a guided journal to help you work on you as you travel this military mom journey. We give you weekly things to work on, think about and research to help enrich and strengthen your experience as a military mom. As a military mom, it can be an emotional roller coaster full of unknowns and fear. I often wished I had a guide to get me through those tough times. That's what Rise Up Military Moms is all about. With "Rise Up Military Moms," you will have 6 months of weekly guided journaling. Each week features ways in which you can take action to awaken your strength, energize your spirit, and push through your fears. You'll also find positive insights to inspire and uplift you through your military mom journey. There is also room for writing reflections, thoughts, and introspections. This journal is perfect for mothers of service members from all branches of the military: Army moms, Air Force moms, Marine moms, Coast Guard moms and Navy moms. As you go through this journal for military moms, know that you are amazing! You raised an incredible person that is a member of the best trained military in the world.

Military Mom on a Mission

Military Mom on a Mission
Author: Million Heir-Williams
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2020-07-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781631295393

As your read Military Mom on a Mission you will discover the journey of a mother and her family as her son returned from the Iraqi war. She was completely excited when her son returned with all his body parts, however, little did she know PTSD was lurking within the walls of her son's mind. The story unfolds taking you on this journey as every detail of the experience you feel. The confusion, excitement, loneliness, anger, frustration and many other emotions as you read along. Million Heir-Williams not only tells the good, the bad and the ugly she provides families of those who have been deployed a guideline how to obtain the proper help needed once your loved one returns to American soil. She provides templates of letters that can be utilized to help anyone seeking the desperate help that is needed during that gruesome time of your life. It is imperative that you read and pass along the critical information provided to our American citizens and their loved ones returning. Million Heir-Williams was born in Glen Cove, New York. At the age of twenty, she moved to Los Angeles, California, where she worked in management for Kaiser Permanente for twenty years. In 2004, she moved to Onslow County, North Carolina to become a co-owner of a family-owned and operated business. To complete the circle, Million moved back to California in 2018 with her husband, Dr. Stephen J. Williams. They reside in Lancaster with their two fur babies. They share a blended family of eight children and fifteen grandchildren.

My Hero

My Hero
Author: Allen Appel
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2008-05-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780312373467

A collection of essays by children whose parents are serving or have served in the United States military.

Be Safe, Love Mom

Be Safe, Love Mom
Author: Elaine Brye
Publisher: Public Affairs
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1610395212

When you enlist in the United States military, you don't just sign up for duty; you also commit your loved ones to lives of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an "Army brat" turned military wife and the mother of four officers—one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. For more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotions—pride, worry, fear, hope, and deep, enduring love—that are part and parcel of life as a military mother. In Be Safe, Love Mom Elaine braids together her own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she's met along the way. She offers gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom on topics ranging from that first anxious goodbye to surrendering all control of your child, from finding comfort in the support of the military community and the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifices life as a military mother requires. Readers looking for encouragement and hard-to-come-by information as they travel the challenging road of having a child in uniform will find Elaine a wise and trusted friend, and Be Safe, Love Mom an essential handbook to membership in a strong and special sisterhood.

The Military Wife

The Military Wife
Author: Laura Trentham
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250145546

A young widow embraces a second chance at life when she reconnects with those who understand the sacrifices made by American soldiers and their families in award-winning author Laura Trentham’s The Military Wife. Harper Lee Wilcox has been marking time in her hometown of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina since her husband, Noah Wilcox’s death, nearly five years earlier. With her son Ben turning five and living at home with her mother, Harper fights a growing restlessness, worried that moving on means leaving the memory of her husband behind. Her best friend, Allison Teague, is dealing with struggles of her own. Her husband, a former SEAL that served with Noah, was injured while deployed and has come home physically healed but fighting PTSD. With three children underfoot and unable to help her husband, Allison is at her wit’s end. In an effort to reenergize her own life, Harper sees an opportunity to help not only Allison but a network of other military wives eager to support her idea of starting a string of coffee houses close to military bases around the country. In her pursuit of her dream, Harper crosses paths with Bennett Caldwell, Noah’s best friend and SEAL brother. A man who has a promise to keep, entangling their lives in ways neither of them can foresee. As her business grows so does an unexpected relationship with Bennett. Can Harper let go of her grief and build a future with Bennett even as the man they both loved haunts their pasts?

Love You More Than You Know

Love You More Than You Know
Author: Janie Reinart
Publisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 159851055X

In these personal stories, 45 Ohio mothers open their hearts and share what it feels like when your son or daughter leaves home to fight a war.Some were stunned to learn one sunny afternoon that their "baby" had enlisted in the Marines. Others had long been familiar with military life. But all knew their life had just changed the day their child called and said, "Mom, I'm being deployed . . ." They discovered the strange mix of pride and fear. The anxiety of not knowing exactly where in Iraq or Afghanistan your son is, whether your daughter is facing mortar fire or enduring heat and boredom. Elation at the arrival of the briefest postcard or email message. The daily dread, when returning home from work or a trip to the grocery store, of seeing a government car in the driveway and two soldiers at the door . . .Any parent who reads these stories will feel their power--and will gain a greater understanding of the sacrifice made by parents as well as their children in our military service.

Battles of the Heart

Battles of the Heart
Author: Tracie Ciambotti
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2012
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1449730337

"What happens to our natural instinct, as a mother, to protect our child when he or she is ordered to one of the most dangerous places in the world? What gets us through the day? How do we survive?" Tracie Ciambotti Tracie's son, Josh, enlisted in the Army two days after he graduated from high school in 2005. Five months later he was on his way to Baghdad and the reality of war began to sink into the depths of Tracie's heart. She had no idea when or if she would ever see her son again. As the weeks passed, fear became the master of her days. Josh had received the best training in the world for his new job as a combat soldier with the United States Armed Forces, but Tracie had none for her role as the mother of a service member. While her son was fighting a war in Iraq, she was marching unaware and unprepared into her own battle at home. Battles of the Heart reminds us that freedom is not free. Every American needs to understand the sacrifices that military families endure for our freedom. Journey through two deployments and discover along with Tracie how to survive the challenges that military families face daily.