Every military spouse handles their sacrifices in their own way. In a typical military spouse community, there are three different ways that military spouses handle the struggles and daily inconveniences of military life.
Deployment Slacker? 15 Essential Things I DIDN’T Do This Deployment
The deployment slacker's guide Sometimes, during military deployments, I feel like an awesome and supportive wife. Other times I feel like a deployment slacker. This is our 6th deployment. I was taking care of our 4 kids full time. So I had to streamline my time and...
Tips for Parents with Sick Kids
This post is sponsored by XpertCare. Why does it seem like all the Emergency Room visits happen when my husband is deployed? We have five kids, so it’s not surprising that they get into a fair amount of scrapes, sicknesses, and dangerous situations. But it is...
5 Steps to a Successful Military Spouse Birth Plan
Military life is full of unpredictable schedules and last-minute changes. This is true for most military spouse birth plans, too. Babies notoriously have no respect for their own due date. They can come two weeks late or over a month early. Service members aren’t...
Deployments Are Like Marathons: 8 Surprising Reasons Why
Are you someone who loves marathons? Because I'm not. The thought of running 26 miles, which would take me at least 5 hours, is something that is completely intimidating and not remotely appealing to me. Kind of like deployments. No one does deployments for fun....
Deployment Care Package for a Military Spouse
Deployment care package ideas for the military loved one at home We have all seen beautiful and creative ideas for care packages to send to deployed service members. But what about their spouses and loved ones that stay behind? What kind of things could they use to...
5 Ways Faith Helps a Christian Military Spouse
Service and sacrifice are built into military life, so Christian military spouses are uniquely equipped to deal with the stress and challenge of the COVID-19 restrictions.
To the Military Spouse Missing a Family Event
It's exciting to receive an invitation to a family event like a graduation, wedding, baby shower, or First Communion party. But for a military spouse stationed far from family, those events are bittersweet. We know we won't be able to drive or fly home, so once again...
Serious Milspouse Resources for Crisis
These free milspouse resources are available to you or your service member whenever you need them. Reach out for the support you need!
10 Great Pregnancy Resources for Military Spouses
This is a guest post by Melissa Nauss of Stars and Stripes Doulas. I'm happy to have her voice on the blog today! Stars and Stripes Doulas is a partnership that pairs a professional doula with an expecting mother. I have written before about why I used a doula when I...