Daddy's Deploying

by Marlene Norgard

Overview

This book began as a poem I wrote while my husband was deployed through his first child's first year. He struggled as he missed his son's first words, first foods, first steps, and first birthday. While only seeing his son's little world through photographs, he emotionally grappled to connect with him and become a father figure. In what I wrote, I hoped to capture all of the sentiments associated with military families-parents and children-when facing a deployment. Nothing can give them that time back with their children, and nothing makes up for that initial absence of connection between deployed parent and their children, especially a first child. In this book, I highlight the similarities of their current geographical worlds and draw father and son closer by showing they are both looking at the same moon, stars, and sun. It helped my son connect with his daddy, knowing when he looked up in the sky at the same time his daddy was too. They could share a moment together, and my son and I could feel less alone. -Marlene Norgard

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781962729017
Publisher:	Inspire
Publication date:	02/16/2024
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

Born and raised in New Jersey in a small country town full of horses, farms, wide open fields, and mountains as our backdrop, I never imagined how much bigger my world would become. I got my Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and Associate of Science Degree in Crime Scene Technology and worked as a crime scene technician. I married the love of my life as he entered the US Marine Corps. Now, I'm a military spouse and a mother of two beautiful children. And I found my niche in writing.Experiencing the many outlooks, challenges, and hardships of military life and seeing not only my children but also my friends' children struggle with specific issues within that life, I have made it my mission to write about those issues and open a dialogue for conversations about them. I am the author of the children's books Daddy's Deploying, Kali's Travels, and My Star-Spangled Friend. This series means a lot to me. I thank my son Deklan and daughter Kali for their compassion and understanding. They entrusted me with their feelings, which I could use to write these books. I hope it will help connect you with your child and show them that others feel the same. It's okay to feel as they do and to know we can do something about it. We can talk, share, and make sure they feel safe and loved wherever they are. -Marlene Norgard