“I think my water just broke.” “Honey, I think the baby is on the way.” I looked at my wife, trying to understand what I had just heard. “Are you sure? Then why are you acting so calm? You are not flustered. You are not rushing around. You are not even telling me to takeContinue reading “WHEN A SURPRISE BECAME A LESSON.”
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My Silly Little Dog
His name was Billy, and he had been with me for only about a year. My children called him Buddy, but I called him my friend and bodyguard. Billy went almost everywhere with me. Every evening, he would sit on the couch beside me while I watched television. Eventually, he would fall asleep, and whenContinue reading “My Silly Little Dog”
THE SEASON I FOUND MY VOICE.
The Season I Found My Voice I wondered why the words came rushing,why the dreams began to rise,why my hands reached toward creationwhile my heart still searched for my children’s eyes. I carried love through empty spaces,I carried grief beneath my smile;yet somewhere within the sorrow,a hidden garden came alive. I am still a mother.ThatContinue reading “THE SEASON I FOUND MY VOICE.”
IT WAS ALWAYS THERE.
It Was Always There We mock the strength within useach time we crown “I cannot” as truth. Yet when death knocks,when a diagnosis counts our days,when failure calls us by name,the same tired hands begin to build,the same doubtful mind begins to focus,and the same knees remember how to pray. Where did the strength comeContinue reading “IT WAS ALWAYS THERE.”
THE DIFFICULT LANGUAGE OF LOVE..by Joan A. Roberts
Love does not always speak softly. Sometimes it speaks through patience.Sometimes through distance.Sometimes through a boundary drawn quietly,not because love has disappeared,but because love must also learn respect. You can forgivewithout pretending you were never hurt. You can pray for a marriagewithout returning too quicklyto the place where your heart was wounded. You can hopeContinue reading “THE DIFFICULT LANGUAGE OF LOVE..by Joan A. Roberts”
Who Sent Me Message? — Part Two (BCT–AIT Journey)
By Joan Roberts I stepped through the doorway and immediately felt it—rows upon rows of bunk beds stretching across the room like a sleep factory I had somehow been assigned to. No privacy. No softness. No gentle introduction. Just bunks, bags, women moving quickly, and the unmistakable feeling that everyone else already seemed to knowContinue reading “Who Sent Me Message? — Part Two (BCT–AIT Journey)”
Store Home – Joan Roberts on Selar
We are stronger together and it really doesn’t have to always make sense or picture perfect. — Read on selar.com/m/joan-roberts1
WHO SENT ME MESSAGE? Part One.
My Unforgettable Welcome to Basic Combat Training Nothing could have fully prepared me for my arrival at Basic Combat Training. If not for the YouTube videos I watched at home before joining the military—as suggested by my recruiter—the experience might have been much worse, perhaps even a nightmare. Those videos gave me an idea ofContinue reading “WHO SENT ME MESSAGE? Part One.”
