Funny story: I live in the desert. We weren't *supposed* to be here. When my husband got selected for school...
Read moreDetailsWhile talking with a young friend recently, she lamented how little she'd accomplished during the year her husband was deployed....
Read moreDetailsFrom vabeachlawgroup.com "Combo spoiler alert and disclaimer: a Virginia landlord-tenant lawyer is writing this. I know that my profession gives me...
Read moreDetailsHuman nature is quite perplexing. The old saying, “you never recognize a good thing until it’s gone,” seems to be...
Read moreDetailsLast year, our family had the most magical Christmas: the blankets of fresh snow, bright lights and merry songs filling...
Read moreDetailsThere has been so much death lately. There is war and so many of the people we know and love are...
Read moreDetailsDear Dad, Today is Father’s Day. It’s a day we are supposed to spoil our dads, or the men who...
Read moreDetailsBy Jo My Gosh! Deployment is hard. It’s draining—physically, emotionally, mentally. It’s hard to be separated from your partner and...
Read moreDetailsWhew! You did it. The despairingly stomach-churning deployment goodbye is done. You’ve made a serious dent in your Costco-sized tissue...
Read moreDetailsGet a few seasoned spouses who are able to laugh at all the crazy, wonderful things we sometimes encounter in...
Read moreDetailsI can remember being in high school and thinking “Yeah, maybe I’ll have kids someday. It’s what grown-ups do.” By...
Read moreDetailsOur Story Daughter. Aunt. Friend. Wife. Sister. Dog Momma. LGBT Military Spouse. These are all words that describe me. Each...
Read moreDetailsEditor's Note: All of the pieces in our confessions series are anonymous. A few years ago, I was hanging out...
Read moreDetailsIn loving memory of Caeli Von Donk Black. One year ago today, on Saturday, June 6th 2015, Lt. Colonel Caeli...
Read moreDetailsOnce someone we love has served in the military, we are family. – Tyra Manning Military life is rife with...
Read moreDetailsWhen I decided to enlist in the Navy I didn’t give much thought to what it would be like to...
Read moreDetailsIn so many ways, military families are no different than our civilian family counterparts. We all have to get up...
Read moreDetailsMy family PCS’d to our new duty station 10 months ago. It wasn’t our first move, nor our second. It...
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