We Were Army Wives

by Lana Swearingen, Christa Hedrick

Overview

Four women from different life styles met in 1975 when their Army husbands were stationed in Germany. The friendship they forged then has lasted almost 40 years. Take a look at the individual growth of each of them and the friendship.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015835090
Publisher:	Sojourn Press
Publication date:	03/10/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	440 KB

About the Author

In 1975 Lana, Anne, Jane and I were in our 20’s, married to soldiers who were stationed in the same company in Germany. As military wives do, we followed them there and because of that, we found our way into each other’s lives. It was the beginning of an ever-lasting friendship. Since then we have stood soul to soul even when we were separated by miles and even years.

Children have been raised, marriages have failed and great loves have been found. All of us have changed and grown and found our strengths and reached past our weaknesses. We are now at a pinnacle of life, able to look back over our histories and to marvel at all that has happened and whom we have become and to look toward the future with eagerness and confidence.

Two years ago as we were enjoying each other’s company at our annual reunion in Stillwater, MN, Lana and I decided to write about our friendship and our lives as military wives, not because our lives are noteworthy, but more because they aren’t. Anyone who has ever been a military dependent will find something in our stories that speaks to them.

Any woman who has ever been a wife or mother will find herself somewhere in our book. Anyone who has ever felt insecure, under-valued or overwhelmed will identify. And of course everyone who has known a great and lasting friendship will understand the enormity of that relationship. If you have that kind of friendship, you are blessed. If you don’t, keep looking.

I am not sure I would be the woman I am today, without these women in my life and without the others who are my great friends. I am sure I would not be able to enjoy life without the lessons we learned together.

Lana is a retired Army Housing Specialist and a freelance writer. She lives in Pine, Arizona where she plans to hold writer's retreats.

Christa lives in Rector, Arkansas where she writes a column for a weekly paper and a blog and maintains websites. She retired from a career in computer implementation and conversions.