Life in the fire service reaches far beyond the station doors. Ember & Anchor was created for the spouses, children, and families who live alongside the calling every day. It is a place for honest stories, shared experiences, encouragement, and resources centered on marriage, family, and the life built around the fire service.
The firefighter may wear the uniform, but the family lives the schedule, the missed holidays, the late-night calls, the worry, the pride, and everything that comes home after the shift. Ember & Anchor exists to give that side of the fire service a voice.
Ember & Anchor grew from Tarrah’s experience of building a marriage, raising a family, and creating a life alongside the fire service. Over the years, she has lived the long shifts, missed holidays, changing schedules, late calls, promotions, sacrifices, and the constant balancing act that comes with loving someone whose career is more than just a job.
Her perspective is the heart of Ember & Anchor: honest, grounded, family-centered, and shaped by real life.
Marriage, family, and a life in the fire service.
Married to the Calling tells the story of what the fire service looks like from both sides of the marriage. Through Tarrah’s perspective, with Ryan as co-author, the book explores the sacrifices, pressures, joys, frustrations, family moments, and shared experiences that come with building a life around the job.
It is not just a firefighter’s story. It is the story of the family that lives the calling too.