12 Things TO DO During Deployment
Photo Credit: Flickr user Nathan Rupert 1. Stay Busy This might be the advice you hear most from other spouses ...
Do-It-Yourself Gifts: or Do-It-Not
Photo Credit: Flickr user Amanda Krueger I know what you’re thinking. “Ooh! An article about DIY gifts! I can’t wait ...
Christmas Eve in Bahrain
Photo Credit: Flickr user Brett Woodvine When you’re deployed for the holidays it doesn’t exactly make you feel festive. Despite ...
Adoption 101: The Basics for Military Families
(Photo Credit - Lemonadtales.com) Adoption 101: A Series on the Basics for Military Families I am absolutely thrilled to be ...
Luke’s Wings Gives Back In A Big Way!
Looking for a concrete way to give back to our veterans? Luke's Wings is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving ...
Pay it Forward
Photo Credit: Mari Linfoot When my husband Gary was paralyzed in a helicopter crash in Iraq in 2008, our world ...
Westgate Resorts Announces Giveaway of 1,500 Free Vacations to Military Families
Westgate Resorts and CEO David Siegel are honoring former and current U.S. military personnel by giving away 1,500 free vacations. Beginning ...
The History and Traditions of the United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps was founded on November 10, 1775 when Continental Congress authorized two battalions of Marines to ...
6 Tips to Get You Through the Military Ball
Photo Credit: Destiny Ogden It's that time of year again- we are heading into the season of the military ball. ...
Leeann Tweeden: All-American Spouse
Leeann Tweeden is a knockout. She has appeared on the covers of FHM and Maxim, she has modeled for Sports ...
You Mean “Thank You” Is All It Takes?
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. --William Arthur Ward When you're ...
4 Ways to Navigate the Holidays with a Deployed Spouse
As Military spouses or girlfriends or fiances or any family member of a Service member, we know that having a ...
2015 Corvias Scholarship Opportunity for Children and Spouses!
Image credit: www.audio-luci-store.it Corvias Foundation, an award-winning private, charitable foundation committed to supporting the pursuit of higher education, announced today ...
Feeling SAD? You Are Not Alone.
It's that time of year. You start seeing Thanksgiving or (gasp!) Christmas decorations hitting the department stores near you. The ...
#30Ways of Thanks
November is Military Families Appreciation Month, and the 2014 Armed Forces Insurance Branch Spouses of the Year (Branch SOYs) want ...
Don’t Put Your Life on Hold
Military deployments are emotionally draining. That's no secret. But few people shine the light on how physically exhausting and demanding ...
Your Relationship Can Survive Infidelity
We have all heard the stories: service member so and so was unfaithful to his partner while deployed. Mrs. Smith ...
Culture Shock in the Deep South
"She cooked their dawwg and fed it to her huahs-band. Ain't that sick?" I was going to be sick. This ...
