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For those that just arrived, Welcome home! For those that have been here before welcome back. We are your hosts, BJ 'n Cindy. We own and operate this site as well as the sister sites.

As a retired Marine couple, we know just how new and puzzling, and sometimes how lonely or difficult it can be to find what you need. That is why we created this network and filled it with all kinds of resources to help you find whatever you may need... and to find one another.

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The Most Meaningful Way to Celebrate Your Teacher

Posted by Julie Richardson

In classrooms all across America, long hours of curriculum are taught, thousands of papers are graded each day, yet teachers still find the time to constantly brainstorm strategies to support their diverse student population. They stay up late answering emails and stay after class to help a struggling student. On any given day, a teacher may wear the hat of educator, mediator, cheerleader, advocate, disciplinarian, nurse, counselor, and so much more. For many of us, there is no greater job!

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VA’s Home Loan Guaranty program notifies Veterans of  potential loan fee waivers

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced May 13 that Veterans who qualify for a VA Home Loan funding fee waiver are now being notified in their home loan eligibility certificate and disability compensation award letter. 

The recent change to the Home Loan Guaranty program aims to improve benefits delivery to Veteran homebuyers.  

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New text feature available through VA’s Women Veterans Call Center

Users may now text, call or chat to learn about resources
 
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) added a text messaging feature to the Women Veterans Call Center on April 23, providing another convenient way for women to seek information about VA benefits, health care and available resources.
 
Women Veterans can now text 855-829-6636 to receive answers and guidance about VA services.

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New Electronic Health Record Integrates All Aspects of Care

By Dave Marks, NHTP PAO Public Affairs

Two basic rules of life are: 1. Change is inevitable and 2. Everybody resists change. That’s according to business management guru E. Edwards Deming.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne and his team of military healthcare professionals visited Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms April 17 to brief the command on the launch of the new electronic health record, MHS Genesis, which replaces the stand-alone legacy systems (CHCS, Essentris, Ahlta) and integrates all aspects of care in the military health system into one seamless portal. It connects the provider to the patient and offers a host of user-friendly features from messaging to prescription refills.

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