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Be Safe, Love Mom
Be Safe, Love Mom: A Military Mom's Stories of Courage, Comfort, and Surviving Life on the Home Front | Elaine Lowry Brye
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When you enlist in the United States military, you don't just sign up for duty; you also commit your loved ones to lives of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an �Army brat� turned military wife and the (…more)
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Thank you to all our Service men and woman 🇺🇸❤️ And as an army mom I also give thanks to all the forces behind our armed forces for your sacrifices and strength 🙏🏼

#MayMontage #ArmedForcesDay

Eggs Well said👏🏻👍🏼🙏🏻 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🇺🇸💙 2y
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Kshakal
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 3y
fredamans Great minds!! 3y
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SusanLee
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Deifio Hello buddy! 😁 3y
SusanLee @Deifio hello! 🙌🏻 3y
Eggs 🧡 ✈️ 💗 3y
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heidisreads
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Heading out for a long weekend at the cabin.
I brought 3 books but... #momlife

AkashaVampie haha thats just mom life in general! 6y
Johanna414 Yep. 6y
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Amiable
Mehso-so

A … memoir? self-help book? Advice column? … by a woman with 4 children who are serving in the U.S. military (all branches – the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines). As the mother of a commissioned Marine officer and helicopter pilot, I can appreciate the sentiments expressed in this book. As an editor by education and training for the past 25 years, however, I cringed at the amount of repetition throughout the chapters.

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TheBookgeekFrau
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Pickpick

A testament that those who have been enlisted by proxy never have to "embrace the suck" alone ??

BookNerd9906 ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
TheBookgeekFrau @BookNerd9906 ☺️❤️ Thanks for the recommendation! 7y
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TheBookgeekFrau
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My daughter is two and a half weeks into her Army journey; I might be ready to read this now 😅

#MilitaryMom

Libby1 Bless you (and her)! 7y
MicrobeMom ❤️❤️ 7y
TheBookgeekFrau @Libby1 Thank you😌 7y
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Macnjen
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Not quite what I expected but a good “you can do this” bolster for those who have kids in the military. It seemed a little boastful about her super successful kids but overall and fast read.

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Macnjen
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Next up. I‘m nervous; our son is on rotation out of the country and I‘m afraid this is going to make me sad.

minkyb I think you are correct! Good luck. 7y
Macnjen Thanks, @minkyb 7y
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Wooohoooo! #BookMail too!💃😁

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BookNerd9906
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Awesome used book sale today! Excited to read Be Safe, Love Mom, since my son just left for the Marine Corps. 😢 Has anyone else read it? Or have suggestions for literature for new military moms? #bookhaul #bookhoarder

TheBookgeekFrau Oh wow! Thank you for tagging this book, I need to get a copy as my daughter joined the Air Force and will probably swear in at the end of the month. I love how the universe (and Litsy) provides exactly what is needed💕 7y
BookNerd9906 @C.Perone you‘re welcome. My son just finished boot camp, was home briefly, and leaves again in the morning. It‘s tough but also inspiring. Congrats to you and your daughter. Sending ❤️ 🍀 🙏 and 💪. 7y
TheBookgeekFrau Thank you😊 And Congrats to you and your son as well! I‘m proud as hell of her and scared as hell for her. I‘m the only military mom in our family so I have no idea what to expect. If you come across any other books or advice, please share😊 .... ❤️🍀🙏 and 💪 back at ya (I really like this emoji string) 7y
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BookNerd9906 @C.Perone I am also the only military Mom in the family. Since I‘m a little ahead of you in the process, feel free to reach out to me ANYTIME! I know how scary it is, and how incredible it is. And I will pass on any pearls of wisdom I encounter. One thing that is helpful is the FB groups. I think they have them for all branches and all the groups(?) who go through basic. (Not super familiar with all the lingo). 7y
TheBookgeekFrau Thank you so much 😌 💕 7y
bookandbedandtea @booknerd9906 @C.Perone My daughter swore her oath to the Navy last month. 🚢 She is finishing her first year of college and will go to basic this summer. I've been happyscaredproud. It's a relief to have accidentally run into moms in the same boat and I've added this book to my tbr as well. 7y
BookNerd9906 @bookandbedandtea @C.Perone I love happy accidents. Congrats to your daughter and to both of you for raising such strong brave women. Reach out anytime and welcome to the #litsy family and the military Mom community. ❤️🍀🙏💪 7y
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Congrats to your daughter and you! I certainly feel ya on the happyscaredproud. So glad to ‘meet‘ you😊 To reiterate the sentiment of @BookNerd9906 Feel free to reach out! Welcome to the #MilitaryMom community of #Litsy (Hey, maybe we just started a Thing) ❤️🍀🙏💪(I might need to make this string a tattoo🤔) 7y
BookNerd9906 Omg @C.Perone I love that idea! If you seriously have it drawn up post pics! #MilitaryMom #❤️🍀🙏💪 7y
TheBookgeekFrau I most definitely will! Just e-mailed my tattoo-man for a consult😊 7y
BookNerd9906 @C.Perone that‘s awesome. If you also email me (tmvoices at gmail) your address I will send you the book when I finish. And then perhaps you could pass it on to @bookandbedandtea ? 7y
bookandbedandtea @booknerd9906 @C.Perone I love the idea of that tattoo. ❤🍀🙇💪Please do post a picture when you get it. I've been thinking for a while of getting a tattoo and just haven't done it yet; maybe I'll get this one too! Would love to get in line with sharing this book. I'll send you my email address. #MilitaryMom 7y
TheBookgeekFrau @BookNerd9906 @bookandbedandtea lol I ordered it from B&N last night! Which is ok because I know this one will definitely be a keeper. I will, however, shoot you an email later anyway 😊 #MilitaryMom (edited) 7y
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Double check that emoji string 😉☺️ 7y
bookandbedandtea @C.Perone Darn it! I use the praying emoji all the time, don't know how I clicked the wrong one here. 🙁🤔😁 #❤🍀🙏💪 7y
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea 😁all good! It was just funny that typo appeared where you were talking about getting that emoji string as a tattoo—the irony was too much to resist! 7y
rather_be_reading love used book sales! 7y
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Macnjen
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Our son shipped out to Army bootcamp Sept 11 and I dint know if I‘ve cried so much in my life. I just learned about this book from a Facebook page from the base. This is my next read after everything I have to read.

minkyb I personally don‘t have a child in the military and can only imagine all of your feelings. I wish him safety and strength and thank him for his service. 7y
Macnjen Thank you @minkyb 7y
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