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I'm Already Home...Again - Keeping your family close while on assignment or deployment

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Awesome book with many great ideas on how to stay close while your loved one is deployed. My husband just deployed and i have already used many of the ideas in this book. These ideas are a hit with all of the soldiers!

This book is full of great ideas for staying connected while your service member is deployed. As a National Guard wife I was glad it was NOT branch specific. There are ideas here that will work for anyone experiencing deployment. Elaine's approach is no nonesense. She has gathered hundreds of ideas from military spouses so they are tried by the "sisterhood" before they ever make it into her book. I was lucky enough to see her speak at a NG family readiness conference and she is just as approachable in person. I just heard that she has a new book out, The Road Home which focuses on ideas to make the reunion and reintegration process go more smoothly! I can't wait to read it! I would definitely recommend this book!

Really well done -- easy to read and full of great ideas. Buy it early if you can, so you'll have the time to employ some of the ideas prior to deployment. There are easy ideas that take little time too. I enjoyed this book and am using many of the ideas inside it.

My husband and I are dual military, and we're using this book for his current deployment. The book has so many great ideas--things you can do before the parent leaves, while they're gone, and even for when they're coming home. The book is different from others because it actually gives you specific things to do to feel closer, instead of vague ideas that don't do anyone much good. I wish I had this book for my last deployment.

The first book was great, but this 2nd edition is AWESOME. I,too, wish it was available for my first deployments, but the good thing is that it's out now. As our Platoon KV, I have recommended all my wives go out and purchase this book. It's a lifesaver.

I am new to the deployment experience and this book provided some great tips on creative ways to stay in touch with my loved one. I will certainly use many of the ideas in the book. It is more geared toward families and I highly recommend spouses read the book before their loved one deploys. I do not have children but found the book helpful nonetheless!

I ordered the book becuase my husband is deploying and it gave us a ton of ideas to do, so now when he leaves we have happy memories but we also arn't going "oh crap...what do I do now?" Very effective prepare-ment tool!