8 important things I learned spending a weekend with military spouses and veterans I just spent 2.5 days with military spouses and veterans at the Military Influencer Conference in Dallas. It. was. incredible. (This was written in 2017, after my first Military...
The #ThisisDeployment campaign shares military family stories. Have you every stopped to think that there are two sides of every deployment? For every service member deployed overseas, there are spouses, children, parents, and siblings missing them back home. Often,...
“1. Everyone is drunk before the cocktail hour begins. This leads to unpleasant events, like Marines passing out during the ceremony, or even falling face-first into the birthday cake. Yes, I have seen it. Don’t be that PFC.”
I like living in base housing, but it is far from perfect. The houses are old and small and plain. Which of these things would you miss the most if you lived on base?
From military uniforms and ceremonial traditions to family drama, here is what to expect for a military wedding.
Some jobs have “take your spouse to work” day. The military takes it one huge step farther. On Jane Wayne Day, military spouses can wear their husband’s gear, shoot real weapons at the range, eat an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat), and even test their skills at a military obstacle course.
That time we went camping during PCS, with all my wedding china Somehow, my husband convinced me that it would be a good idea to go camping across the country during our PCS move. In a tent. With four young children. We were moving from Spain to California. That’s 10...
When Dad is deployed on Father’s Day, you can still celebrate with these adjustments that make it a special day for dad and the kids.
Military spouses find strength along their journey, learning new skills and facing new challenges all the time. This military spouses learned to drive stick shift the day the family landed in Spain.
As I stood there, stranded in the desert in a tank top and shorts, I held my boyfriend’s hand and stared at the broken-down car. I thought that there wasn’t enough Gatorade in the world to keep me from wilting in the heat. Even in October, the Mojave desert is HOT....