Open When Book Encourages All Military Spouses There are moments in military life where we all need encouragement. What if there was an Open When book for spouses to read whenever they needed support? Now, there is! Military spouses face constant challenges. Some are...
Along with a large team of volunteers, I was helping to clean and prepare barracks rooms for service members returning from deployment. And boy, did it give me some flashbacks of my college days!
I get by with a whole team of friends. When we move, I have to start my team all over again. No matter your season of military life, you will want these friends on your team too!
Deployments and PCS moves put the stress in military life. Use this strategy to stay calm. There are many levels of stress in military life. Sometimes it is surprise orders to another state or country. Other times it is a surprise deployment. Or a deployment that...
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.
Once again, we were waiting for PCS orders. My husband and I have been through this routine four times before, so this time it felt familiar. I began anticipating the move a year ahead of time, by cleaning out closets and making trips to the thrift store. My husband...
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...
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...
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...
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....