The Pursuit of Better

A Fourth of July ramble

As I watch my son and husband play with water balloons in the front yard, a decision they made when the local shops didn’t have any sparklers, I find myself so grateful to be able to give our young child a home.

I grew up all over the place, but always in the same place.

My mother wasn’t in the military, nor did her job have her relocating often.

We moved …