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When worlds collide.Glimpses of gear in the garage.Passing moments of peace.Home for only the reminder to leave again.Hugs and joy of reset days gone.Tired eyes filled with love.Children’s giggles at daddy’s feet.The faint smell of smoke stained clothes.A smile of knowing.Grateful hearts that never want to part.Catch up around the house.Home cooked meals.Time is ourContinue reading “World’s Collide”

Sometimes things happen in life that make you pause and really admire and reflect on how beautiful life can be. Over the last month or so I have been able to witness nature in such raw and vulnerable state. We’ve had these two house finches scouting the eve of our home. They began shortly afterContinue reading “The Nest”

It’s a saying us fire fam folk know all too well. The preparation of the area around us being safe from any possible fire danger. We post it and we preach it because as much as we want the public safe we selfishly want our firefighters even more safe. Your safe clearing around your homeContinue reading “Defensible Space”

Something I am sure everyone not just fire wives/gf go through is negative self talk. But of course I am going to focus it down to the fire life. We spend all this time whether we are working, at home, have kids or don’t have kids, alone. When our firefighters are gone it is soContinue reading “In My Head”

Over the last couple of months I have taken a break from feature blogs. Between the holidays, fire life, mom life, and planning my nonprofits first seminar it has been a little hectic to say the least. Still is a little crazy but I embrace it knowing full well it is all for the betterContinue reading “First Responder Family Psychology”

One of the board of directors on our nonprofit asked me to write a blog about life when going through the academy. But not just my view but also the view of my husband. The things we both go through during those grueling weeks apart. I have been sitting on this blog for a whileContinue reading “Academy Life”

Fire Wife Christmas Every year is no guarantee, That my firefighter will come home to me. While others are filled with joy and merry, My biggest wish is he won’t witness something scary. December 25th lands on the day we choose, Because in this fire life sometimes you loose. We make the most in everyContinue reading “Fire Wife Christmas”

This month’s feature blog brings me a lot of joy to introduce. A couple of ladies with wildly beautiful talent! They are two local gals to me and have the cutest and my personal favorite little store in our downtown area of Sonora. But what is extra special and what I would like to highlightContinue reading “Wildbud Co.”

I see you though sometimes I don’t relate. To the mama, I see the moments of hiding in the closet to get 2 sec of peace, the feelings of panic and frustration as your kid throws yet another tantrum. The loss of an unborn child, and the lonely nights of wishing you could conceive. IContinue reading “I See You”

The life as a fire wife comes with a lot of things that can be extremely stressful within itself. Balancing schedules when our firefighter is on and off shift. For me I have written before how being extremely routine centered helps us but also knowing that routines can change or get out of balance sometimes.Continue reading “Plateful”