It’s normal for military spouses to experience additional stress during deployment. Here are some simple steps to reduce deployment stress.
8 Ways to Manage Stress During Deployment
How to Survive 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,...
Long Distance Relationship, How to Avoid Jealousy
Jealousy in a Long-Distance Relationship Sooner or later, it's going to happen: you will see some random couple in public, walking along, holding hands, just being happy together...and then bam! out of nowhere, you will feel more anger and hatred and jealousy than you...
8 Deployment prayer ideas for a military spouse
Deployment prayer for military spouses and service members There is nothing like a stressful deployment to make you realize that you can’t handle everything on your own. Maybe it has been a while since you said a prayer. Or maybe you are so angry with God and this...
How to Survive a Deployment Birth Alone
Military spouses who give birth during deployment often feel alone, but these resources will support and encourage anyone having a deployment baby.
Exercise During Deployment? Why I’m Not Sweating for the Homecoming
When I exercise during deployment, it is not for my husband. Everyone wants to look their best on Homecoming Day, and I’m over here saying, “It really doesn’t matter what I do (or don’t do). After a deployment lasting half a year, we are going to look damn good to...
Volunteers Do Yard Work for Military Families
Project EverGreen’s GreenCare for Troops program is an incredible network of volunteers—in all 50 states—who do yard work for free for military families with a deployed service member. At the time my husband was in Afghanistan, I had no idea this program existed. But now I know more about the wonderful service they provide to families going through deployment. Who knew there were volunteers out there, with lawn equipment, ready to help military spouses like me?
9 Unique Girls’ Night Out Ideas
Try these unique ideas for ‘GALentines Day,’ or any Ladies’ Night Out!
3 Shameless Reasons to Dislike Valentine’s Day
There are a million reasons for military spouses to dislike Valentine’s Day. Often, this holiday is simply a reminder that we are separated from the ones we love. If all the posts about love in the air are starting to get to you, here’s what you can do about it.