Military Spouse Appreciation Day honors the strength, sacrifices, and the adaptability of military spouses!
What military kids gain from all the moves
Military kids move often. Although it can be challenging, here are the benefits they gain from all those moves!
Beating the Deployment Curse
Call it the Deployment Curse, or call it Murphy's Law of deployment. It's the same thing: everything will start to go wrong and fall apart the day your military family member leaves the house. And I'm here to tell you, it's true! After 17 years of military life, seven...
An open letter to my military kid
Even though I married a Marine, I wasn't really supposed to be a military wife. We weren't supposed to have a military kid. By the time we were married, my husband had already completed seven years of an eight year enlistment. He was supposed to finish that last year...
A Deployment Brag Wall celebrates your achievements
Deployments are hard--not just for the deployed service member, but for the family left behind. Stuff happens. Things break. Kids get sick. Emotional breakdowns must be overcome. The spouse becomes a single parent, responsible for all the kids, the house, the...
Reintegration After Deployment
Let's Talk About Reintegration after Deployment The cycle of Deployment does not end at the Homecoming. Sure, Homecoming Day is an exciting day to welcome them home, but it is followed by a huge period of adjustment for the service member, the spouse, and their...
5 Love Languages for Deployments
Long-distance relationships and deployments are challenging for all 5 love languages. Thankfully, there are ways to express love, even across the distance.
Long Distance Relationship, How to Avoid Jealousy
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 ever thought was possible against total...
When you 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.
When Military Life Feels Like Groundhog Day
If you feel caught in the repetitious cycle of military life, then you might have something to learn from the Groundhog Day movie.