I am reclaiming my first name after being called Airman, Sergeant, and Brandon's mom for the past 18 to 20 years.
Just Paula's Articles
February 12, 2005 by Just Paula
About two years ago I ended up on a six month tour of duty in the somewhere in the MiddleEast. I can’t give too many details about whom, what, and where. The only clue I can give is…that it was hot and there was a lot of sand. It was the first time I worked in a “joint” capacity (Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines working together). I was in the Air Force at the time and had to get use to the other forces “ways of doing things”. One of our differences of course was in our terminology. ...
February 12, 2005 by Just Paula
About two years ago I ended up on a six month tour of duty in the somewhere in the MiddleEast. I can’t give too many details about whom, what, and where. The only clue I can give is…that it was hot and there was a lot of sand. It was the first time I worked in a “joint” capacity (Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines working together). I was in the Air Force at the time and had to get use to the other forces “ways of doing things”. One of our differences of course was in our terminology. ...
February 6, 2005 by Just Paula
This morning at church something very unusual happened to me. Before I begin though, if you haven't read about the purpose of my blog, then I should tell you that I just recently became a full blown Christian and one purpose of this blog is to document my spiritual journey. Prior to my new faith in God, I was probably Agnostic...maybe he exists or maybe he doesn't...I had no idea. Some days I would see something terrible in the news and think that there is no way God could exist and allow th...
February 5, 2005 by Just Paula
I will probably never get married. I know, “never say never”, but I think in this case it’s a safe bet. It’s not that I haven’t been asked. I have…more than once too. But I never felt the urge to get married and still don’t. Now that has been established, how come no one believes me? Some people think that everyone wants to be married and if you’re not, then you must be unhappy. They just can’t understand someone like me who is perfectly happy as she is. No matter what I say to them, the...
February 5, 2005 by Just Paula
I will probably never get married. I know, “never say never”, but I think in this case it’s a safe bet. It’s not that I haven’t been asked. I have…more than once too. But I never felt the urge to get married and still don’t. Now that has been established, how come no one believes me? Some people think that everyone wants to be married and if you’re not, then you must be unhappy. They just can’t understand someone like me who is perfectly happy as she is. No matter what I say to them, the...
February 5, 2005 by Just Paula
My son is the one who brought about my salvation. When he was around 17 years old, he started asking me about God and my beliefs. I told him that I believed in God but I didn’t know too much about Him. My son already knew the story about his own birth so he knew that I felt God intervened. You see although I believed in God, I had a hard time with churches and Christians. I had some bad experiences and being a single parent I felt out of place. I hated judgmental, hypocritical people, a...
February 5, 2005 by Just Paula
Before I proceed, I should tell you that this is not a story about abortion rights. It’s not a story of morality of two cultures and how one culture takes advantage over another. We can discuss that in another article. This story is about a personal experience, a personal morality issue, and the responsibility that I bear. This is a story about overcoming mistakes that, at the time, seemed like mountains. Mistakes that I thought I would never get over. Mistakes that got so blown out of por...
February 2, 2005 by Just Paula
Have you ever had thoughts just run amok in your head? They start out innocently enough, like your son going away to college, and then your brain takes off, traveling down winding roads and back alleys, churning out bizarre images and kooky conclusions, like ending up in an old folks home, wearing adult diapers and wondering why the son you put through college never visits. The thoughts about my son's leaving the nest for college started about a year or so before his departure. Now that ...
February 2, 2005 by Just Paula
Have you ever had thoughts just run amok in your head? They start out innocently enough, like your son going away to college, and then your brain takes off, traveling down winding roads and back alleys, churning out bizarre images and kooky conclusions, like ending up in an old folks home, wearing adult diapers and wondering why the son you put through college never visits. The thoughts about my son's leaving the nest for college started about a year or so before his departure. Now that ...
February 1, 2005 by Just Paula
Dad's voice message: " Paula, this is your father. I have something important to tell you." (He finally figured out that it's not an answering machine and no longer shouts at me to pick it up. By shouting I mean that he thought that I may be in my bedroom and couldn't hear him. Also he would shout over and over as if he thought I was running from said bedroom and would pick up at any moment.) I don't know about the rest of you but in my world, a message like this means dive and take cove...
February 1, 2005 by Just Paula
Dad's voice message: " Paula, this is your father. I have something important to tell you." (He finally figured out that it's not an answering machine and no longer shouts at me to pick it up. By shouting I mean that he thought that I may be in my bedroom and couldn't hear him. Also he would shout over and over as if he thought I was running from said bedroom and would pick up at any moment.) I don't know about the rest of you but in my world, a message like this means dive and take cove...
February 1, 2005 by Just Paula
This year has been a time of rebirth. I retired from the Air Force, my son has gone away to college, I have a new job...okay so its the same old job but now I get to wear civilian clothes...and I am a new christian. Oh and I should probably mention that this is my first attempt at blogging. I decided to reclaim my first name. Some where along the line I lost it. I was Airman, then Sergeant. I have been called Brandon's mom, Joe's daughter, that crazy lady, and some other names that as a n...