As an eight-year helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army and now wife to a man in active duty,

toting two darling kids all over the United States and sharing her journey every step of the way,

Amy Lou Hawthorne is an American sweetheart who has stolen the hearts of many of my current listeners and followers.

I recently asked on Instagram stories for suggestions of people to interview for Veterans Day,

who were either in the armed forces themselves or married to someone in active duty,

and Amy Lou Hawthorne was the overwhelming favorite and most suggested out of anyone.

I was delighted to find out that not only is she an army wife who understands the struggle of having a spouse away on active duty,

but she herself also served in the military for eight years as a helicopter pilot.

Amy shares candidly her ups and downs of being in the military, the leadership lessons she learned,

how it's affected her marriage and her children as she's raised them through several deployments,

and most importantly, she educates me on how to

better serve and understand and appreciate those who sacrifice so much to make our country safe.

I'm so thankful so many of you pointed me to her, and I really think you're going to love this

interview.

All right, today, you guys, I have a guest that you requested, and not just requested once,

but she was the most requested guest when I brought up the topic of Veterans Day coming up,

and I said to my audience, I really want to interview someone who has some meaningful background in either

being in the military or being married to someone in the military.

And Amy Lou Hawthorne checks off both of those boxes.

And she has an absolutely beautiful Instagram feed, the most darling kids, really such a talent for interior design.

There's so many things I admire about her.

But I'm really excited to dig into this topic with her today.

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