This photo provided March 15, 2012 by Nicole Lovald shows Lovald with husband Jon, and children Jackson, left, and Sofia, right, on Jan. 1, 2012 in Florida. Lovald, who raised her children alone when her husband was deployed to Iraq, will be among a Minnesota delegation talking with Michelle Obama about military families’ needs when the first lady visits Minneapolis on Friday, March 16. (AP Photo/Ann Maranzano)