"I don't know how you do it," a friend texted me earlier today. "It" refers, I assume to the long hours/days of parenting and life when I'm flying solo. I'm sure I have talked about the fire schedule before, 24... Continue Reading →
I was couch bound last week. I felt it coming and I tried my hardest to prevent it, but try as I might, I just couldn't escape. After 2 days of clogged ears and a scratchy throat I struggled to sleep that night with a full blown... Continue Reading →
This morning I woke up with a blog on my heart, which hasn't happened in quite some time now. I have actually spent a fair amount of time lately wondering where this blog fits in to my life? Life has... Continue Reading →
My husband graduated from the fire academy when I was enormously pregnant with our third son. I was so incredibly proud of him for his hard work and commitment to following his lifelong dream. I remember sitting in that auditorium and... Continue Reading →
I ran into a sweet older gentleman at the beach yesterday. He was siting at the beginning of the seawall as my family and I finished our walk, my one request on mother's day, a walk with my family. Child... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I wore my firefighter pants. Usually this is no big deal, I wear them all the time. I love my big comfy black pants that say firefighter down one leg. Although I loved these pants the second my firefighter... Continue Reading →
Wow, it has been far too long since I have blogged. It has been far too long since I last wrote much of anything. My heart aches for it when it is absent from my life. Most days I think,... Continue Reading →
I mentioned in my last post that I have been feeling lonely. My firefighter has been working a lot. In the past when he worked a lot I would get frustrated, but right now, in this season of life, I... Continue Reading →
Loneliness... In all these years as a fire wife, this hasn't come up often. Maybe I feel it now because I don't have little people nipping at my heals from sun up til sun down. Maybe I didn't have time... Continue Reading →
Life As A Fire Wife 