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Day 114: A Thanksgiving toast from Kwajalein

By: Vanessa Wamsley November 22, 2018August 7, 2019

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As much as I try to remind my kids that Thanksgiving is a time to practice gratitude, for Brad at least, Thanksgiving Day is all about the mashed potatoes.

Nora playing at the beach with a new friend

Day 12: Make new friends but keep the old

By: Vanessa Wamsley August 12, 2018August 16, 2018

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When we moved to Kwajalein, my greatest fear for Nora was that she would retreat back into herself. Making friends is chancy. It takes reaching out, extending yourself out into the world, risking rejection. To our great delight, Nora began making new friends before we even made it to the island.