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Good Morning LLCrazies!

Blogger ate my post from yesterday, so here it is in archived form. I apologize for sual posting, but I didn't want to delete yesterday's entry becasue Team Chappy's comment was so good.

I hope you are all having a great day!

Andi
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Good Morning, Lovies!


Today is the first day of the rest of your life...what are you going to do to make it worthwhile?


I try to ask myself this question every day. Sometimes I like my answer- other days it just frustrates me.









As military families, what can we do today to make our presence in this community worthwhile? What can we do to make our voices heard on the issues that really matter?









I'm not talking about who gets to park closest to the door at the Commissary. Not talking about the restrictions on what we can and cannot do in government housing. I'm thinking about our community programs. Our returning warrior programs. Our pre-deployment planning. What can we do to make our military a better place for all of us?









I've found that I get my best ideas for improvement when my husband is deployed. I suppose I think best when I'm having to slug through the red tape and frustration alone. It seems that we collectively slip into hibernation during homeport; the grass is always mowed, the plumbing can be fixed by someone who knows the difference between metric and standard wrench sizes, the kids rarely get sick. It's an almost utopian state for a military family.









Once a deployment sets in, however, we begin to see things from a frazzled, lonely point of view. On top of the frayed edges and lonliness, however, there's this great and overwhelming sense of pride. We're proud of what we do; our toughness, resiliency, effectiveness.









Now picture in your mind the most capable military family you know. Call to mind their ins and outs. What habits do they have? What traditions do they celebrate? Is there anything that makes them a little more able than the rest of us?









I encourage all of you to talk to that family and find out. Pick their brains. Ask the tough questions.









Once that's through, let's all get together and share these ideas. The more resilient we are as a community, the more likely our warriors won't be left behind.









What can YOU do to change our world today?









Loving like crazy in 2010,



Andi