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AshLeigh, a veteran of the United States Army, formally served as a Captain in the Logistics Corps. A graduate from Pennsylvania State University, AshLeigh holds a Bachelors of Arts in International Relations: National Security. Her husband, Jake, serves as a Captain in the United States Army. They have two children, James and Wren, and currently live in Vicenza, Italy. AshLeigh enjoys writing, reading, cooking, traveling with her children, pottery making, and is beginning to train for her first triathlon. AshLeigh hopes through her writing with The Military Mom Collective, she can inspire mothers to know creativity can thrive in the margins of motherhood.
To The Parent Who Feels Lost
To the Parent Who Feels Lost,
You may feel like you lost so much of your identity in the moments of parenting a child. But I am here to tell you all that you gain as...
Taking Back My Time in 2022
Anyone suffering from a Holiday Hangover? Because I am.
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Friday Favorites: Five Things Saving My Sanity in 2022
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A Book You Devoured
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Learning How to Live in Your Season
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Raise your hand if you felt personally victimized by 2020?
Insert all readers with hands raised.
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