Be safe, love mom A military mom's stories of courage, comfort, and surviving life on the home front
Book - 2015
"Brye is a mom to four military officers, and for more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, sparse communication from boot camps and training summers, deployments, emotional airport reunions, 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 accompanies life as a military mom. In [her book], Brye reflects on her family's military service and offers a lifetime's worth of insight, comfort, wisdom, and a bit of humor to fellow military moms who are navigating the unpredictable life that accompanies having a child--or children--in uniform"--
- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
PublicAffairs
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- ix, 260 pages ; 25 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781610395212
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- Letting Go
- You're in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines Now
- Becoming a Warrior
- Semper Gumby
- From Ballet Slippers to Combat Boots
- Oh, the Places They'll Go
- Backpack
- You Are Not Alone
- The Sisterhood and Beyond
- The Biggest Family in the World
- Love in the Mail
- It's Okay If You Break Down in the Dairy Aisle
- Support from Unexpected Places
- What Holds Us Together
- I Believe in Miracles
- Climb Every Mountain
- Nourish Your Soul
- Sandals on the Ground
- The Calling
- Sacrifice
- Saying Goodbye Again and Again
- The Things We Carry
- It All Takes a Toll
- The Sneaky Bastard
- The Gold Star
- No Guts, No Glory
- Acknowledgments
- Sources/References
Review by Kirkus Book Review