4 Places to Find Deployment Resources Off Base Living close to a military post means having access to many support systems during your spouse’s deployment. The FRG, military mom groups, and free childcare can be right at your fingertips. But what happens if you don’t...
5 Things I Learned from Our Military Family's DITY Moves Military families have a choice to make when they get PCS orders: should you let the military moving companies move you, or move yourselves? The second option is commonly called a DITY move or Do-it-Yourself...
11 Deployment Cooking Tips to Save Dinnertime Why does it feel like the moment my husband leaves for a training or deployment I completely forget how to cook? If you feel the same way, then you need these deployment cooking tips! On a normal week, I cook for my family...
Bikes: Some military families can’t afford to give their child a new bike for Christmas. But with help from the USO’s “That’s my Ride” Program, you can! Volunteers assemble thousands of bikes to give to needy families.
It isn’t easy to take care of the kids or yourself when you get sick during deployment. Here are the steps you should take in advance to prepare for emergencies during deployment.
The first week of deployment can be an emotional roller-coaster. Here’s how you can get through it, military spouse or military loved one!
10 Ways for Military Spouses to Maintain Parked Cars During Deployment The problem: your spouse is leaving their car in the driveway during deployment. Keep reading because: You want to learn how to prevent a dead battery and flat tires, and the basics to maintain...
Deployment Tips from Real Military Wives Although I love to share my own advice and experience on this blog, I know that everyone is different, and we all have our own methods for coping with deployment. Some people stay on base, some people move home. Some people...
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...
Long-distance relationships and deployments are challenging for all 5 love languages. Thankfully, there are ways to express love, even across the distance.