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My Favorite Marine

April 13, 2015June 14, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

My dad is dead.My dad is dead.My dad is dead.Oh how it hurts to say those words. I am a grown woman with two children and I still feel like a lost little girl when I say those words.My dad was a Vietnam veteran, (more…)

“Honey, I am so sorry…”

April 3, 2015April 12, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

“Honey, I am so sorry” I left the kitchen in a daze. My textbook answered all of my basic questions but I wanted to know more. I did not personally know anyone who was in a wheelchair. How will he get dressed? How will he shower? Will he be able…

T9/T10

March 21, 2015June 14, 2015 by Bobbie Guinn

Bobbie Guinn

T9/T10After a long, restless night, I went downstairs to spend a few minutes drinking my morning coffee and planning out my day. As I sat in the quiet living room, really alone for the first time since the Colonel called me, my chest started hurting. Then my heart started pounding…