Finding harmony in family, finance & military life

Hi my name is Frank and I have anger management issues and stress! Ok no my name is still Sarah or mom depending on who you are but the later part is still true. Stuff bothers me, often to the point of boiling over. I get angry easily and then I get stressed out over being angry. If I could just learn to let it roll off or go with the flow my life would be so much simpler. Instead I see an injustice in the world that I can not make right and the hot lava of anger starts to flow. Will I never learn? Of course the anger only accounts for part of the stress. My son lost his shoes yesterday. I did not realize the shoes were missing until it was time to leave for an appointment so in looking for the shoes I lost it. My throat hurt from screaming and he got to go out with mix matched shoes on his feet. At least I found one shoe for each foot or we really would have been in for it. Last week this would not have bothered me so much this week I am stressed and it really bothered me. Brent s...

I am really getting excited about Brent's home coming. Getting into "routine" has never been a problem for us after a deployment or long separation. I have noticed so much emotional and relational growth during this deployment for both of us and that is what I am excited about the most. I want to see how all of this positive change and maturity sets a path toward the next step in our life. I can see a curve in the road ahead and instead of fearing it I am running toward it with my eyes wide open. I almost feel like yelling grab your helmet baby because we are in for a wild ride! Almost, to actually do something like that would be completely out of character for me. The return home always holds so much emotion. I can only speak from my personal experience and I am sure it is different for everyone but in the past it has always been a mix of elation, excitement and fear. So many questions would fill my mind before Brent even stepped off the plane. What will he look like? ...