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    Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life

    By Terri Barnes

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    “Opening it up to any random story will make you feel humbled, grateful, and best of all, not alone.” —Anette Radonski, Military Spouse JD NetworkConversations are the heart of a gathering among friends.In Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life, military spouses, parents, children, and service members gather together to laugh, cry, lend perspective, and share personal stories from their military life experience. From poignant to practical, tragic to humorous, these candid conversations from friends old and new shed heartfelt insight on many aspects of military life:~ friendship, depression, romance in military marriage, caring for children with special needs in a mobile lifestyle, renewing relationships after deployment, career challenges for spouses, changing schools, post-traumatic stress, faith, grief, and so much more ~“...will touch your heart.” —Phil Paleologos, WBSM “Awesome...like being with friends.” —Leon Francis, KFYR“...you will find yourself laughing, remembering, or grabbing a tissue and pausing to reflect on something that grabs at your heart and won't let go...” —Kathleen M. Rodgers, Military Spouse Book Review “Marvelous...really important book.” —Frank Gaffney, Secure Freedom Radio “You will derive strength from it.” —Jim Bohannon, The Jim Bohannon ShowForeword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards SilverMidwest Book Awards Finalist
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElva Resa Publishing
    Release dateMay 8, 2020
    ISBN9781934617304
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    Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life
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    Terri Barnes

    Terri Barnes is the author of Spouse Calls: Messages From a Military Life, editor and coauthor of Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life, and has written and edited many articles and books for Elva Resa Publishing, the leading publisher of resources for and about military family life. A well-respected journalist, Terri developed and wrote the weekly Stars and Stripes column Spouse Calls. Appearing in print editions worldwide and online for more than eight years, the column was honored in 2015 by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, winning second place nationally. Her book Spouse Calls is a select compilation of those columns. Terri continues to be a voice for military spouses and families. She has been a member of the Washington, DC, press corps and has contributed to several other books. Terri is a cum laude graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she studied journalism. Her work has appeared in Air Force/Army/Navy Times, The Huffington Post, and Books Make a Difference magazine, as well as newspapers, magazines, and base publications in many of her adopted hometowns around the world. Terri’s expertise in military life comes from long experience. Her father was a Vietnam veteran and career military man. Her husband, Mark, retired from the Air Force after thirty years of active duty service. Terri and Mark now reside in Summerville, South Carolina. They have three adult children.

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