Posts by Vicki Newman
FEARLESS 2013
Chief and I were on Interstate 5 somewhere in central California when he asked me a question. It was one of those moments. Like when you see smoke rising from a discharged revolver. Or taser darts that grabbed high and low – a perfect hit. Or the boot print on my assets. It was a…
Read MoreSPEAK 2012
My, how 2012 has unfolded. At this time last year I had a book in hand and a trip overseas planned. I had a dream – but would not have guessed the places I was to go, and the people I would meet. It’s been a wild ride, but one that I cherish and that…
Read MoreChristmas Thoughts for the Hurting
Christmas Thoughts for the Hurting Last year Christmas was very difficult for our family. In the midst of the culmination of a dream – the release of my first published book – our family experienced a very painful season. In light of so many life-altering events that we hear about and experience every day, I…
Read MoreHow 2 Love Your Cop: Creating Your Own Normal, While Married to a Cop
Balancing Home Life and Career(s) Jenny and Tim had been married double-digit years when they had their first child. Before this time she was a dispatcher and he an officer. They worked out their shifts together, and it was relatively easy, considering it was just the two of them. But when their daughter came, things…
Read MoreChp 3: Creating Your Own Normal
“I think you have to kinda let go of the life that you thought you were gonna have when you marry an officer. I really do. I think you have to realize that you are in a new life now. And it’s gonna throw you curves. It’s different than any other job there is out…
Read MoreHow 2 Love Your Cop: Chapter 2: All Roads, All Codes, All In! cont.
Looking at being the wife of a cop as an adventure allows you to see the upside of so many events. Let me share a few of our memories over the years: I remember turning beat red when a large group of cadets sang “Happy Birthday” to me on the steps of our state capitol.…
Read MoreChapter 2: All Roads, All Codes, All In! cont.
To commit to his job means choosing a good attitude when he’s at the jail late and you have to put the kids to bed by yourself. It means talking out your frustrations with him at an appropriate time instead of as he’s heading out the door for his shift. It is knowing full well…
Read MoreChapter 2: All Roads, All Codes, All In! cont.
Buckle Up Are you all in? Or will you balk when hard times put you to the test? Are you willing to take courageous, proactive steps to nurture that commitment? I will talk more about these steps in Chapter 11, but for now fasten your seatbelt! Your seatbelt of commitment, that is. A seatbelt is…
Read MoreChapter 2: All Roads, All Codes, All In! cont.
Commit to Your Marriage Every time I visit the grocery store, I’m reminded how easily promises are made and broken in relationships. While I am putting my food items on the conveyor belt, my eye is drawn to the magazines for the latest Hollywood gossip. This couple is history. That actor dumped his actress lover…
Read MoreChapter 2: All Roads, All Codes, All In!
Get in, Sit down, Shut Up and Hang On! License plate frame, California It was Christmas Day when I realized our honeymoon was over. I hated our new apartment, I didn’t know a soul, and I commuted to work an hour and a half each way through Los Angeles traffic. This place was very different…
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