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17 Unusual Things Military Families Get Free
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.
Military Kids Can Get a Free Deployment Quilt!
Military Kids Can Get a Free Deployment Quilt! If your military kids miss their deployed parent, keep reading because this organization makes free personalized quilts for military kids! A deployment quilt from the ASYMCA makes deployments easier for kids. Deployments...
How to Survive Deployment with a Baby and Toddler
I never wanted to go through deployment with a baby and toddler, but I did it. TWICE. When I had my second baby, I mastered the art of holding the baby with one hand while doing everything else with the other. Every mom eventually figures this out, and feels like...
4 Things to Expect from the First Week of 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 Essential Ways to Maintain Parked Cars (During Deployment)
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...
7 Fun Deployment Countdown Displays
7 Fun ways to do a deployment countdown Deployment countdowns can be one of the fun things about deployment! Every day passed is another day closer to them coming home. Sometimes it is frustrating to watch a countdown creep along so slowly. But then there comes a day...
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.
Volunteers Do Yard Work for Military Families
Project EverGreen’s GreenCare for Troops program is an incredible network of volunteers—in all 50 states—who do yard work for free for military families with a deployed service member. At the time my husband was in Afghanistan, I had no idea this program existed. But now I know more about the wonderful service they provide to families going through deployment. Who knew there were volunteers out there, with lawn equipment, ready to help military spouses like me?
Free Christmas Trees for Military Families
Here's how our military family got a free Christmas tree during deployment I didn't want to celebrate Christmas without a Christmas tree. But this year, I didn't buy a tree. It was mainly because my husband was deployed. But also because... our base offered free...