…when the bills are due, the kids are acting out, loneliness and doubt are creeping into your quiet hours—and you’re handling it all alone. If your partner is in the military, or has any job that entails long stretches of time away from home, these challenges may be the greatest that your relationship will ever face. Now is the time you need answers, resources, and understanding.

This is the book that will give them to you.
 
Military wife and U.S. Army veteran Shellie Vandevoorde has penned a practical, compassionate guide to help military couples cope with the separation of active deployment. Separated by Duty, United in Love is infused with her years of experience, offering sound and comforting advice from someone who’s been there. Vandevoorde explores real-life issues and shares invaluable insights on the best ways to:
 
• Keep the lines of communication open while your partner is away
• Address your children’s fears as you cope with your own
• Juggle finances and other household duties
• Make dual decisions by yourself
• Cope with post-traumatic stress when a spouse returns from
   war
• Utilize military resources and support groups to help yourself
   through the toughest times

You are not alone: Separated by Duty, United in Love gives you the tools and the encouragement you need to help your military relationship survive—and thrive.

Shellie Vandevoorde was inspired to write this book after years of experience as a military wife and mother who continues dealing with the challenge of being in a long-distance relationship with her soldier husband. During her own six-year army career, she was named “Division Soldier of the Month” at the 101st Airborne Division. She is currently involved in a range of volunteer work and has spoken for “National Women’s History Month” in her local area. She lives in El Paso, Texas. 

Format: Softbound
Pages: 208
Length: 5.4w x 8.2h
ISBN-13: 9780806527277
ISBN: 0806527277
Catalog ID: 146275

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