The United States Naval Academy, Plebe Year to Firstie and beyond
When I first decided to take the plunge and write a narrative book about my military academy parent experience, I thought, "this won't take long." After all, I had been blogging about it for several years and knew exactly how I wanted to elevate that to another level. So the first thing I did was … Continue reading My new book finally hit the shelves
I've been writing for many years and for many reasons. Inspired by my love of reading, I started writing fictional narratives in grade school as well as some poetry. As I entered high school, my love of sports led me to journalism and specifically, sports writing. By the time I graduated high school, I headed … Continue reading The beginning of a submarine soundtrack (?)
When my son graduated from the Naval Academy, I quickly discovered there were still many lessons for me to learn. And my daughter's graduation from the Air Force Academy taught me that wasn't an isolated issue. Once you get past that difficult first year (at either academy), there's a certain cadence and while it remains … Continue reading (Not quite) Home for the holidays
May seems so long ago, like a lifetime has passed since I shed the title "military academy parent," something I've held dear for these past nine years. When my daughter crossed the stage, accepted her diploma, shook hands and delivered her first salute as an officer, all I felt was pride and joy - proud … Continue reading Feelin’ some kinda way
You hear that phrase repeatedly - time and tide wait for no man. It becomes very real while at the Academy because, regardless of what's going on around you, the USNA calendar will continue to tear a page off every day and march forward. Witness recent Facebook posts from the parents of USNA Class of … Continue reading Repeat after me: Time and Tide wait for no man
​Prologue Among the torrent of thoughts and ideas washing over me as the December holidays approached, was a moment of reflection for the parents of our military academies' Classes of 2025 and 2028. Parents of the other classes were likely in their new groove, but the first year and final year parents experienced something different. For … Continue reading A holiday play in three acts
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