During the last 20 years we have had some memorable holidays: with military ‘family,’ overseas, and with single service members. Use these creative holiday traditions to celebrate wherever you are.
Celebrating Holidays Far From Family
Over the years, we have adapted to all the challenges, and have learned an important lesson about celebrating holidays: the military IS your family. So no matter where you find yourself this year, here are some creative ways to adapt and have a great time with your military family.
7 Ways to Connect During the Holidays
Whether your service member is deployed, or you are living far from your family, here are creative ways military families can connect during the moments that matter.
Overcoming Homesickness When You’re a Military Family Overseas
It wasn’t until I lived outside of America that I realized how much of the Fall season is a cultural celebration. Yet in many parts of the world, ‘pumpkin spice’ is a foreign language.
Living Overseas: What I Miss, and Things I Don’t
If you have spent any time living overseas, you know it can be fun... and challenging, too. Two years ago, we left Spain to return to America. Like some lucky military families, we had the opportunity to receive orders overseas. We lived in Southern Spain at Naval...
Overseas PCS Part 2: What to Pack
Here are the details about what to pack when you move overseas (and what to leave behind!) When you get orders to move overseas, you start to look at all of your belongings differently. We definitely started to question, "Why do we have so much stuff?" The good news...
12 Tips to Save Money When Traveling Abroad
Learn 12 great tips on how military families can save money when traveling abroad! Our family was lucky to get military orders to Europe for three years. Of course, we were excited for all the opportunities to travel, see famous sites, explore foreign cultures, and...
Read This Before Your First PCS Move
A PCS move is when a military member has orders to move from one duty station to another. Here is how to make PCS moves easier for your family!
4 Things I Learned About Diversity from Military Spouses
The military forces service members and spouses outside their comfort zones, to live in diverse communities with neighbors from around the world… and that’s a good thing.