Life

Do you remember the summer of 1999? On June 27, in Dallas, TX, I was spastically jumping up and down...

“Tell me about your childhood…” Well, there’s a question that will make most of us sweat. For the first time,...

One in seven American households struggles with food insecurity, and many of our nation’s military families find themselves among them....

As a military spouse, it is easy to feel lost in the hustle of PCSing. Many moving parts must be...

People in the military have used this word to degrade, insult, and shame military spouses for years. Often, we see...

Photo credit, courtesy of Brent Cooper America’s Special Operations Forces are the most elite warriors in the world. Though they...

Photos courtesy of Sara Wilkinson After 21 years of service – Navy SEAL Senior Chief Chad Wilkinson took his life...

When it comes to the task of dreaming a book into print or learning the skill set to speak and...

I have a story I seldom share. Many (many, many) years ago, I found myself sitting square in the middle...

Did you blink and miss the 2022 Military Family Caucus Summit? You are not alone. The annual Summit returned to...

Last year I participated in the Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike in Virginia Beach. I was turned onto IW by a Navy...

It's never wise, military spouses, to put all your eggs in one basket. That one basket represents your servicemember's income....

As September approaches, the desire for Hygge, the Danish word for cozy, content, and comfortable, can feel like an itch...

 “Powerful… Kander displays a level of vulnerability not often seen in political memoirs, offering a bracing portrait of untreated PTSD and...

In 1973, in the quiet town of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, eight mothers of young children decided to get together to...

August 17th is National Thrift Shop day, so let's explore ten ways you can be a thrifty military spouse! 1:...

After several years of stability in one location, it finally came the time to embark on our 11th PCS. While...

A problem arises, someone complains, people say to fix things, and then it dies off somewhere. Rinse and repeat of...