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025: Military Wife and Being A Neighbor with Susan Yakkel

Season 1, Ep. 25

Amber chats with her own momma about life as a military wife, having a son studying to be a Catholic priest, and how to be a good neighbor.

In This Episode:

-Life as a military wife: how to handle moving every few years, having your spouse gone for months at a time, and a life of community.

-How to be a good neighbor: keeping up with those in your neighborhood and church community.

-Fostering an openness to religious vocations in your home.

What Susan is Loving:

-Having her grandkids at home!

-Being retired together with her husband.

-Having all of her children in the same state.

Susan's Mom Hack:

Keeping a physical calendar and writing down events and notes.


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