November's Phoenix Award

Last month I started the Phoenix award for military spouses who keep picking up the pieces, being resilient in the face of adversity, and reinventing themselves to master the skills required to face any challenge life hands them. Please feel free to drop me a line and tell me who December's award should go to.
This month, I wanted to recognize Anchored Away. She is one of the first bloggers I got to know (I found her through a friend about 4 yrs ago). She has gone through hell the past couple of year, most of which you can catch up on on her blog. Recently, her father-in-law was in the hospital and the kiddos thought that when Daddy left it meant for good. She swooped in and saved the day, while having a lot of health problems of her own. While doing all this, she is still working on her degree and she is a writer. I have no idea how she keeps all the plates spinning. So when I feel like having a pity party, I look up Anchored Away, because she makes me laugh and she reminds me that things are going pretty well for me and I have a lot less on my plate than she.

I love you Anchored Away! You have been one of the most wonderful and supportive military spouses I have ever met and I don't know how I would have made it this long without your snark. Keep it up.