Life

Cookbooks and Combat Boots

I am not a professional chef. I do not hold a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu, nor have I… Read More

Dear Frustrated – She is Still His Mother, You Need to Respect That

(You can email your questions to sally at sallyspouse@milspouse.com) Dear Sally, My husband will be getting home from deployment soon… Read More

Dear Dejected – This Really Isn’t About YOU

Dear Sally, My husband deploys for the first time very soon. I support him 100%, but of course I am… Read More

Lessons From a Lightly Salted Spouse

You've heard the stories. You know, the stories from all of the military spouses that came before you? I've heard… Read More

Dear Overly Sensitive Wife

Dear Sally, A friend of mine recently showed me several websites and Facebook pages that really disturb me! They all… Read More

My New Outlook on Family

I had no idea what I was getting into when I married my husband. I don't think anyone really does… Read More

How The Navy Made Me Cancel My Wedding

The day I chose my wedding gown stands out as one of the most exciting of my life. On a… Read More

Burden of Silence: When Crisis Strikes do you Tell Them?

Somewhere in your earliest days as a military spouse, you have a subtle-or not-so-subtle-orientation. Someone gives you the code of… Read More

World Travel With Your Pets

Here is your primer on overseas moves with your non-human family members. by Rachel Howard-Collins, Army spouse Overseas moves are… Read More

How Can I Explain This? Children and PCS

by Thomas Litchford, Navy spouse My 4-year-old son keeps asking me when Mommy is coming home. Her ship is in… Read More