Liz Katherine Hensel

01/08/2026

During my time in the Marine Corps, I really neglected my health.
I didn’t want to be put on light duty. I wanted to train. I wanted to push through.
And now, I’m paying the price.
These days, I’m at VA appointments twice a week. And while I’m grateful for the support I have now, I can’t help but wish I had the voice back then to say “I’m not okay” without the fear of reprimand or being seen as weak.
I know I’m not alone in this. So many of us were taught to push through pain and stay silent.
If you’re in that space now or were once please know this:
needing help doesn’t take away from your service. Taking care of yourself is not a failure.
Healing looks different than training, but it’s still strength.

01/06/2026

In 2026, I’m choosing more quiet corners, more borrowed books, more local stories, and more support for the spaces that quietly support us all.
If you haven’t been to your local library lately, consider this your sign.
📚 📖

01/04/2026

I will forever hire professional photographers for our family vacations! Best decision ever! He knew the spots and as a mom who wants to capture memories, I was part of them and not behind the scenes!
Found via Airbnb

01/03/2026

As we step into 2026, I already know it will be a beautiful year. Not because life will be perfect but because our marriage turns 10 years old. Ten years of choosing each other, building together, growing through seasons near and far, and learning what real partnership looks like.
Grateful beyond words for a love that shows up fully for me, for us, for family, always.
Here’s to a decade of love and many more to come. 🤍✨
📍 NYC

12/02/2025

The neighborhood watch is on duty.

11/21/2025

I honestly don't know what number of PCS this is, but we moved from a high rise apt to the country life...for our dogs 😂 look at all this space they have to run around now, still sceptical of the new neighbors though 😆 🐄🤠

11/08/2025

A perfect Saturday in
Walk 🐾🐾
Shop at River & Roots
Tour with Fredericksburg Model A- Car Tours
Dinner Billikens Smokehouse
Thank you FXBG Neighbors for the awesome recommendations ❤️

11/06/2025

We’re done pretending
toxic chemistry is romantic.

In Space Station 81,
nobody bleeds to be worthy.
Nobody gets “fixed” on the way to love.

Anthony sees her brilliance.
Elara sees his backbone.
No shrinking.
No power struggle.
Just two leaders standing shoulder-to-shoulder
in a world that wants them crushed.

They choose each other anyway.
That’s the rebellion.

11/03/2025

Space Station 81 by Liz Katherine Hensel.
Every memory has an expiration point.
Elara’s flashback ends where her daughter’s fury begins.

The past she tried to bury finally rises — not as ghosts, but as truth. The choices she made, the lives she touched, and the lies she told to survive now stand in front of her, staring back with her daughter’s eyes. They survived so much to potentially be torn down by the secrets Elara kept hidden from Hope.

10/22/2025

10/22/2025

More little snippets of Space Station 81 by Liz Katherine Hensel! This book is truly from my heart.