Author: Ron P. Schwery
In the military, we generally live somewhere within the MDMP (Military Decision-Making Process)…and a whole lot of admin time. The reality, though, even the admin time can fit somewhere in the cycle because all of the appropriate boxes need to be checked before we can get to
October 21, 2025 Quick X Threads
Quick X threads that I thought were interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome any readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history issues, even if unrelated to the links below. This, with the news breaking yesterday that a
Lunch Box Quotes
We are making breakfast casseroles for the church this morning: two hashbrown, two berry French toast, and two sausage, bacon, and egg gluten-free ones. We did not make extra for ourselves. I have made a hot breakfast for kids the last couple days, so that is kinda nice.
Lunch Box Quotes
It takes a village…another busy weekend in the books and it’s on to Monday. Number 2 had a 1-day lacrosse tournament, they won all 3 games and he played very well. The oldest worked 3 shifts in 2 days, and was studying in the library when we called. For
Lunch Box Quotes
It’s Friday. The kids are ready for a weekend that, for some, has a little less running. For us, not so much, travel lacrosse man. In other news, I got the scratch pen for chickens rebuilt after a tree fell on the old one, and the new chickens have been integrated with
Foundations in Faith and the SOF Truths
Busy weekends make these much harder to get out….It’s fall lacrosse tournament season, and we have two traveling. During last Sunday’s discussion, we were talking about the importance of a strong foundation in faith and, in particular, the importance of building that faith
Lunch Box Quotes
The grind of the school year. For the two high schoolers, early up, late to bed, homework, sports. They are busy. Just keep grinding. As a reminder, these lunch box quotes are small notes I put in each of the kids’ lunches every day. For the oldest, he gets a
Lunch Box Quotes
Yesterday was a busy morning that started Monday night. It is not that we had anything outrageous to do; we just prioritized spending time with number 1, who was home to visit. That led to making the kids’ lunches in the morning and laundry because he would be hitting
Lunch Box Quotes
It was a busy weekend with the oldest home visiting, a lacrosse tournament for number 3, and hosting church group. But it was worth it. It is always good to have number 1 home, number 3 played well in spite of a shoulder injury, and I always get more out of church group than
Lunch Box Quotes…Update
Whew. Cubs won a late game yesterday. Kids didn’t make their lunches. Moving Slow. Dog wants to be let out twice already. Frustration is building…but. Number 1 is coming home today. It’s Friday. Get to play again on Saturday. Playoff baseball. Win or go