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13 Photos of What NOT to Wear to a Wedding

Ever been to a wedding where someone's outfit got more attention than the couple getting married? Or where a military… Read More

Should I Move Home During Deployment?

By Erin Whitehead Deployment is looming: One spouse has only been married for a few months, is living in a… Read More

My First Year as a Military Wife

By Jo My Gosh In just 2 days (ahhh!) we’ll be celebrating our first wedding anniversary! So much has happened… Read More

Recognizing PTSD Signs in Your Spouse

By Ingrid Herrera-Yee With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be hard to know when your partner… Read More

5 Things I Will Miss About This Duty Station I Hate

By Erin Whitehead I made no secret about how much I hate this duty station. ("I Apologize, It's Okay to… Read More

Tricare? Get the Care YOU Deserve

It seems like every time a health problem occurs in our family, I end up having to fight – quite… Read More

I’m Not JUST A Military Spouse…

Dependapotamus – According to Urban Dictionary: Traditionally a service-member’s dependent who is a "stay at home mom" that doesn't do… Read More

20 Challenges for the New Year

We polled our readers and here are 20 of the most common goals we heard for the next 12 months.… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

12 Things Not To Do During a Deployment

1. Do not become a news junkie. You automatically become a bit more vulnerable and emotional and hypersensitive when you… Read More

Harnessing Grit

Article by Jill Qualters, Navy Spouse. To read more of Jill's work, visit here. "Grit is a measurement of sandpaper,… Read More

Pregnancy Test

30 years old. Married. And embarrassed to buy a pregnancy test. I unloaded the dishwasher as I waited. Waited for… Read More

More Than My Husband’s Job

Don't ask me what my husband does in the military. No really, please don't. I have no idea. He's explained… Read More

Experts Share Home Remedies to Combat the Flu

Article by Kinsights Medical Director Dr. Carol Wilkinson and Co-founder & Parenting Expert Jennifer Chung Here we are again-cold and flu… Read More

Activate Your Village

Of the many challenges that face military families, there is perhaps none greater than deployment. Or rather, deployments. After thirteen… Read More

Coming Home

A little over a year ago I was traveling from Germany (home), to Alabama (Mimi's house), with my circus of… Read More

The Germany PCS

The only things I knew about Germany before PCS’ing here were Oktoberfest and World War 2. This did not bode… Read More