Archive for December 2012
SPEAK 2012
My, how 2012 has unfolded. At this time last year I had a book in hand and a trip overseas planned. I had a dream – but would not have guessed the places I was to go, and the people I would meet. It’s been a wild ride, but one that I cherish and that…
Read MoreChristmas Thoughts for the Hurting
Christmas Thoughts for the Hurting Last year Christmas was very difficult for our family. In the midst of the culmination of a dream – the release of my first published book – our family experienced a very painful season. In light of so many life-altering events that we hear about and experience every day, I…
Read MoreHow 2 Love Your Cop: Creating Your Own Normal, While Married to a Cop
Balancing Home Life and Career(s) Jenny and Tim had been married double-digit years when they had their first child. Before this time she was a dispatcher and he an officer. They worked out their shifts together, and it was relatively easy, considering it was just the two of them. But when their daughter came, things…
Read MoreChp 3: Creating Your Own Normal
“I think you have to kinda let go of the life that you thought you were gonna have when you marry an officer. I really do. I think you have to realize that you are in a new life now. And it’s gonna throw you curves. It’s different than any other job there is out…
Read MoreHow 2 Love Your Cop: Chapter 2: All Roads, All Codes, All In! cont.
Looking at being the wife of a cop as an adventure allows you to see the upside of so many events. Let me share a few of our memories over the years: I remember turning beat red when a large group of cadets sang “Happy Birthday” to me on the steps of our state capitol.…
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