I'm Married to a Trucker

When I started out as a trucker wife I felt so alone.  It was a really rough time for me and I rarely slept.  Larry was gone all week and it was the first time in our relationship we had ever been apart.  What grew out of the saddness and loneliness was my website www.marriedtoatrucker.com .  It become a favorite place for me to go and enjoy the company of women just like me.   It was a community for trucker wives when there weren't many out there to choose from. 

A few years later what was a safe haven myself and many others, became a place I dreaded.  There were a few women who felt it was there job to ruin everything that I had worked so hard to build.  I shyed away from the community and eventually just closed it down.  It killed me to do that because there are so many other women who benefited from MtaT but it made me a happier person over all. 

I am finally at a point in my life where I have great friends in real life who appreciate me for me and understand what my life is like having a husband who is a trucker.  I also have made great friendships with women online who aren't out there to destroy what I have but support me in everything I do. 


Sometimes I think about reopening it and maybe it will happen....sometime.

A prayer for a trucker wife

Dear Lord above please watch over my wife at home

Help her not to feel so alone

Try and help her not to worry

Even though they want me to hurry

Try to keep her safe from harm

'Til I get home and she's safe in my arms

Keep her safe on those endless nights

I know that you will do what's right

Thoughts of her keep me going

As I drive through the night

Keep her Lord within your sight

Lord I hope you hear this prayer for my wife

'Cause I want her with me for the rest of my life.

REVIEW: Shred Sled Shox Scooter

This product came with perfect timing,  A's 7th birthday!    From the moment this was at our door, A begged her father to put it together so she can "test it out" Once Larry assembled the scooter, which was pretty simple, she instantly saw how it was different than our neighbor's scooter and she could try to do tricks!

Of course it was different, it's the new Shox Scooter by Shred Sled .    

Shred Sled®, a company specializing in extreme sports products for children, is introducing the Shox Scooter®, the first-ever active shock absorber scooter that allows riders to perform higher, faster, more awesome tricks!  (Your kids will love it!) Unlike traditional scooters, the Shox Scooter’s supreme shocks increase a rider’s speed and air-time, making stunts bigger and better.

I'm so thankful for this!  A LOVES it.  She begged to ride it everyday this summer.  It got her outside in the beautiful weather and out from infront of the TV.

Another plus??  It actually helped her learn to ride her bike!  SCORE!!!

You can purchase the Shred Sled Shox Scooter at Toys R Us for $59.99


Thank you to Team Mom for the opportunity to review the product.

Do you hear what I hear?

NOTHING!!!

Nothing at all.   I'm sitting in my living room enjoying a cup of Costa Rican coffee and it's quiet.  This is the first morning what feels like forever that the Disney Channel isn't blaring from the TV speakers. 

Why?

Because I dropped A back off at school this morning!!!

I can NOT believe she is in second grade!  When did that happen?  I feel like it was just yesterday when she was clinging to me when I dropped her off at daycare at 9 months.

She fell right back into her routine though and I'm sure it helped that her teacher was back this year.  She does have a new teacher assistant, we weren't officially introduced but she looks like she will fit in perfectly with the class.

Prayer of a Truck Driver's Wife

Dear Lord,

Please bless my husband while he's out on the road. Please protect him from the wind and rain and cold. Help him to keep that big rig between the white lines so he can make it to his destination on time. May he find his back-haul quickly and make it home soon. Please light his night on the road with your stars and moon. Let him rest peacefully in his sleeper's bed, and please let there be a good meal and fresh coffee at the truck stop ahead. Help me to keep the home fires burning while he's out there movin' on. And give me the strength and wisdom to take care of things while he's gone. May the road he travels be clear and dry, and may not temptation catch his eye. Help him remember when he's all alone that his loving wife and best friend is waiting for him here at home.
Amen

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