Human nature is quite perplexing. The old saying, “you never recognize a good thing until it’s gone,” seems to be...
Read moreLast year, our family had the most magical Christmas: the blankets of fresh snow, bright lights and merry songs filling...
Read moreThere has been so much death lately. There is war and so many of the people we know and love are...
Read moreDear Dad, Today is Father’s Day. It’s a day we are supposed to spoil our dads, or the men who...
Read moreBy Jo My Gosh! Deployment is hard. It’s draining—physically, emotionally, mentally. It’s hard to be separated from your partner and...
Read moreWhew! You did it. The despairingly stomach-churning deployment goodbye is done. You’ve made a serious dent in your Costco-sized tissue...
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Read moreI can remember being in high school and thinking “Yeah, maybe I’ll have kids someday. It’s what grown-ups do.” By...
Read moreOur Story Daughter. Aunt. Friend. Wife. Sister. Dog Momma. LGBT Military Spouse. These are all words that describe me. Each...
Read moreEditor's Note: All of the pieces in our confessions series are anonymous. A few years ago, I was hanging out...
Read moreIn loving memory of Caeli Von Donk Black. One year ago today, on Saturday, June 6th 2015, Lt. Colonel Caeli...
Read moreOnce someone we love has served in the military, we are family. – Tyra Manning Military life is rife with...
Read moreWhen I decided to enlist in the Navy I didn’t give much thought to what it would be like to...
Read moreIn so many ways, military families are no different than our civilian family counterparts. We all have to get up...
Read moreMy family PCS’d to our new duty station 10 months ago. It wasn’t our first move, nor our second. It...
Read moreMoving is the pits. I’d rather scrub grout blind-folded with a toothbrush in between my toes than ever move again....
Read moreCourtesy of TIME.com Memorial Day is not all sunshine and hot dogs — it's a day for remembrance. Here, TIME...
Read moreLet's get one thing straight: I love decorating. No, seriously, I do: What was once a desire to make our...
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