The first day of my husband’s first deployment, I cried most of the day. The first deployment is terrifying and intimidating, whether you are dating a service member or married to one. It doesn’t matter if they are going into combat or to a relatively safe location– this is going to be a challenging and […]
Pre-Deployment Checklist for Military Spouses
The problem: You are preparing for deployment and don’t know where to start! Keep reading because: This pre-deployment checklist and Ultimate Deployment Guide will tell you everything you need to know about how to get ready for deployment! Here is the pre-deployment checklist every military spouse needs to complete When you first learn that your […]
Free Back to School stuff for military kids
This page includes affiliate links. It’s Back-to-School time, which means the kids will finally be out of the house during the day. YAY!!! (said every mom everywhere.) But sending the kids to school often means new clothes, new shoes, backpacks, lunch boxes, and of course school supplies. That’s a lot of purchases for a military […]
How to get through deployment
This story starts with me, sitting alone on the floor, crying uncontrollably. I’m in the living room of my not-yet-unpacked home- my first home with my husband. We’ve been married for about three months, and instead of helping me unpack boxes and pick out curtains he’s on an airplane heading to the other side of […]
9 Free Summer Activities for Military Kids
It’s summer, and we still have a long time until the kids go back to school. If this is a deployment year for your family, it may seem like summer is dragging on forever. But don’t worry, there are plenty of easy ways to occupy military kids in the summertime. And most of them won’t […]
Deployment Communication
This guest post from Amanda Huffman of Airman2Mom is part of my #ThisisDeployment series, where I share deployment stories from various perspectives. I thought it was important to include the perspective of someone who has been both active duty and a military spouse. A lot has changed in the communication world in the past 8 […]
