7 Reasons I’m Thankful Even Though I’ll Be Alone on Thanksgiving
I shuffled into the dark kitchen in the early morning, like so many Thanksgivings before in our married life. As...
Does Military Deployment Get Easier with Each One?
I’ll never forget my husband’s first military deployment to Iraq. Scheduled to leave a couple of days after Christmas, the...
Picking a Military Child Care Provider for Your Family
Finding military child care as a family is no easy feat. While your old high school or college friends may...
Scam Alert! The Top 5 Scams that Hurt Military Families
It seems so urgent. You receive a call saying your deployed or traveling military member has lost their ID, needs...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Geo-baching When Your Service Member Gets Orders
For many military families, PCS season is an exciting time, an event involving the whole family as they get news...
Can I Get Unemployment Compensation as a Military Spouse?
Can I Get Unemployment As a Military Spouse? The first time I had to give notice at a job due...
Fact or Fiction? Tricare Covers Tummy Tucks, LASIK, & Boob Jobs…
We’ve all heard the rumors, typically pronounced with some authority: “Military spouses can choose ONE plastic surgery covered by TRICARE.”...
Why Can’t I Get Male Spouses to Attend Military Spouse Events?
Longtime military spouse and contributor to Militaryspouse.com, Jen McDonald has a brand new Q&A for military spouses on her website,...
I’m Not Ignoring You. I’m Just Getting By.
Dear Friends and Family, It’s not you. It’s me. No, this isn’t a break up letter, but rather an attempt...
We’re Moving AGAIN? But It’s My Senior Year!
Our household goods had finally arrived from our recent overseas move after several months of the limbo of extended temporary...
A National Spouses’ Day Thank You to My Husband
I hunched forward in my chair, figuring if I made myself seem smaller, no one would notice me or force...
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Travel and accommodations were provided by Warner Bros. Pictures. 12 Strong, from Warner Bros. Pictures, will release on January 19,...
I Met the Talent Behind 12 Strong! Here’s what they had to say about us…
Note: the movie 12 Strong releases on January 19. Travel and accommodations were provided by Warner Bros. Pictures. Many military...
6 Songs That Describe PCSing During the Holidays
Keeping the Holiday Spirit Alive When You Can’t Deck the Halls While most military families equate summertime with the typical...
Stumped for a Gift? 5 Military and Veteran Charities to Support This Christmas Season
I scanned through my Christmas list, and as usual, came up empty as to what to buy for several of...
8 Ways To Deal When The Holidays Just Aren’t Merry for You
The holidays may be in full swing, but for some of us it means anything but a...
What I’ve Learned as a Military Spouse Is I Can’t Do It All
Balancing on my crutches, I took an awkward crutch-then-step, as I kicked an empty box across the floor with my...
15 Questions to Ask Before You Commit to Living On or Off Base
We rolled in to the new area and were promptly handed keys to our home on base. Only the second...
