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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 mother of four officersone each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. For more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotionspride, worry, fear, hope, and deep, enduring lovethat are part and parcel of life as a military mother. In Be Safe, Love Mom Elaine braids together her own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she's met along the way. She offers gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom on topics ranging from that first anxious goodbye to surrendering all control of your child, from finding comfort in the support of the military community and the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifices life as a military mother requires. Readers looking for encouragement and hard-to-come-by information as they travel the challenging road of having a child in uniform will find Elaine a wise and trusted friend, and Be Safe, Love Mom an essential handbook to membership in a strong and special sisterhood.
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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👏🏻👍🏼🙏🏻 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🇺🇸💙 1y
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Kshakal
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 2y
fredamans Great minds!! 2y
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SusanLee
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Deifio Hello buddy! 😁 2y
SusanLee @Deifio hello! 🙌🏻 2y
Eggs 🧡 ✈️ 💗 2y
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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! 5y
Johanna414 Yep. 5y
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Amiable
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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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A testament that those who have been enlisted by proxy never have to "embrace the suck" alone ??

BookNerd9906 ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @BookNerd9906 ☺️❤️ Thanks for the recommendation! 6y
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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)! 6y
MicrobeMom ❤️❤️ 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @Libby1 Thank you😌 6y
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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. 6y
Macnjen Thanks, @minkyb 6y
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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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