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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Wind Damage at the Horse RescueStall Damage
September 18, 2013
Heather L
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Wind Damage at the Horse Rescue

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On Monday afternoon, shortly after Munchkin and I had left the horse rescue for the day, a big windstorm came through the ranch. A wind funnel/dust devil ripped through the pasture taking out stalls and shade structures. The one set of stalls crashed through the fence causing some major damage to the fence. Thankfully, no one was hurt even though there were a couple of volunteers who were in a stall near the stalls that were taken out. Even the horses were okay; they were just really spooked and running around like a wild herd of horses. Sadly, this all…

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Semper GumbySemper Gumby
September 11, 2013
Heather L
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Semper Gumby

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So, as I wrote yesterday, we found out on Friday that D was being deployed for a year. His package was being put together, and we were getting things in order at our end. As I’m on the phone with our bank on Tuesday evening, D walks in and asks what I’m doing. I hold up the card, and he asks if it’s deployment related. I nod, and he tells me that he’s not going. I figure he’s doing his normal joking thing, so I smile and give him the normal “right…” look. He tells me that he’s serious, and…

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Movie Review: CampCamp DVD
September 11, 2013
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Movie Review: Camp

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CAMP Movie Description: To impress a potential client, financial advisor Ken Matthews signs up to be a counselor at a camp for kids in the foster system. Paired with Eli, a 10 year-old that is determined to hate camp, Ken’s annoyance with his camper’s antics leads to Eli getting into trouble with camp director Tammie Pickens. However, when Ken discovers Eli’s dark past, his apathy turns to compassion. But how do you fix years of brokenness in just a couple of days of summer camp? Inspired by true stories of ordinary people who provide extraordinary help for abused and neglected…

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Time for Another DeploymentDaddy in Uniform
September 10, 2013
Heather L
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Time for Another Deployment

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On Friday, we learned that we were about to face another year long deployment. **sigh** This is the second time that we’ve moved only to have Daddy deploy shortly after moving. There is something about him going to a billet outside of his MOS that seems to land him in a position to be sent off on a deployment. Gotta love that. In theory, this time around will be easier than last time as he should have regular communication with us. We’ll see how it all plays out as the year passes by. I truly believe that the Lord knew…

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