When Your Base Sucks
When my husband got the call that he was going to be accepted in the Air Force there were a ...
Everyone Is An Advocate Series
In our last installment of “Everyone is an Advocate” you met Elena and Susan who are Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting ...
Lifetime’s Designing Spaces partners with Lincoln Military Housing
We all understand some of the challenges and advantages of living in base housing. We’ve even highlighted companies that have ...
Who Will be the 2015 Military Spouse of the Year?
Army? Navy? Marine Corps? Air Force? National Guard? Coast Guard? Who will it be?? Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of ...
Round’er Up! 3 Ways to Beat Uncle Sam
A little research led me to a surprising discovery: Uncle Sam rounds down. Yep, when answering a recent reader question, ...
Guess Which One Suffers From PTSD?
“Screaming with tears running down her face, covering her ears, my ten year old daughter refused to go to the ...
Deployment #2 (or 3 or 4!) Is Hard Too!
I can't even count the number of times I've heard the phrase, "Well, this is your 5th (or 6th or ...
5 Movies to See Instead of 50 Shades of Grey
If you have any sort of online presence, you already know 50 Shades of Grey has sparked a serious debate. ...
Invisible Wounds of War
As military families, we are keenly aware of the costs of the wars on terror. We live them, we see ...
World’s Smallest USMC Drill Instructor
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Embracing Fear and Change
I wrote previously about the rollercoaster our upcoming transfer has been for my husband and I. First, we were definitely ...
Short-Term SAH Parent with Long-Term Goals?
Article Credit: Amanda Patterson Crowe, for NextGen MilSpouse Last year, NextGen MilSpouse talked us through the Risk of Choosing to ...
The Secrets to Success
Have you ever been talking with someone, nodding your head listening to them speak, hearing their words…but been thinking to ...
Becoming Whole Again After Deployment
Article Credit: JoMyGosh.com No matter what you think about the movie American Sniper, it has people talking and bringing our ...
Young Veterans “Brew” Up A New Business
Booze and the military have been going hand in hand since the beginning. I mean, the Marines were created in ...
Coast Guard Shut Down Signals Lack of Respect for America
Author: Danielle Medolla, 2014 Armed Forces Insurance Coast Guard Spouse of the Year Just yesterday while taking about the Department ...
Mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Betty Crocker I am not. I am great at cooking, but baking has always alluded me. However, when my big, ...
Busting the Myths of Eating Disorders
It’s common knowledge that there is an obsession with dieting and weight loss in our culture. We glorify models and ...
