Life

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

Does Moving Hurt Your Child’s Education?

Changing schools again (and again). My son attended three different schools in the past four years. He'll change to yet… Read More

DITY or Don’t

Expert advice on what kind of PCS move is best for you. As a military spouse, you probably bear the… Read More

Make Yourself at Home With Local Food

Discovering the flavor of your new hometown by Kim Place-Gateau, Navy spouse We all have our well-worn strategies for making… Read More

Re-Negotiate Togetherness

photo by Brynja Sigurdardottir, Air Force spouse After a long separation, it's normal to feel both anticipation and anxiety. Will… Read More

Coast Guard Life

by Laura Vanderwerf, ?2011 Coast Guard Spouse of the Year I've been married to this Coast Guard lifestyle for 24… Read More

Dear Moving Company

Dear Moving Company, I wanted you to know that I thought of you today. I know it's been several months… Read More

I Finally Found My Way Home

Home. As the years pass, I find it more difficult to define this word. Webster defines home as: "One's place… Read More

Free Pet Adoption for Military Families

A growing number of organizations are reaching out to connect military families with pets who can improve their lives. We… Read More

When Your Husband is a Caveman: Feeling the 90/10

You've waited patiently while your spouse was deployed. You've single-parented, been everyone and everything thing, and dreamt night and day… Read More