Life

When my now husband and I started dating, he told me upfront that he had recently signed a contract with… Read More

Four moves later and I'm STILL learning what to bring and not to bring…the suggestions from friends are endless. Sometimes the… Read More

I am a United States Sailor. Tomorrow I will put on my uniform for the last time. I will lace… Read More

My husband has been in the Navy since December, 2013. Somehow, we’ve gotten lucky and he has yet to go… Read More

Ah, we LOVE homecoming. We have all been there -- the fervor of preparation, worry, anticipation and excitement…it can be overwhelming.… Read More

People tend to say to you outside of the military community, "you knew what you were getting into." I come from… Read More

Waiting for the end of a deployment can be an exciting yet painstakingly nerve-racking time... By the time the last… Read More

Surviving deployment. It is a skill that we, the military spouse, are always trying to master, it seems. We asked… Read More

In the sixth grade, I was introduced to a vocabulary that would become a new rhetoric for the world in… Read More

When I went to first grade, my mom had to bribe me to make friends. She bribed me with the… Read More