I have a confession. I don’t know how to dress down. How do you feel better about yourself? I’m the...
Read moreDetailsMisery loves company, at least that’s what “they,” say, but as military spouses perhaps we just like to know that...
Read moreDetailsBegin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a...
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Read moreDetailsI can hear you laughing right now. “Planning my life around the military? Yeah, right.” And I agree, it seems...
Read moreDetailsLast summer, we were surprised with short-term orders to move from our beloved and much-too-short-for-my-liking Hawaii assignment in the small...
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Read moreDetailsWhen it comes to preparing for a deployment there are countless resources to go along with those countless situations you...
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Read moreDetailsI am a firm believer in the power of a good pep talk. Knowing that someone else is on your...
Read moreDetailsAuthor: Alex Brown, 2015 JB San Antonio Spouse of the Year The story is one we all know well: orders...
Read moreDetailsIt’s 10:37 p.m. on a Thursday night. I’m sitting here unshowered with one hand stuck in a large bag of...
Read moreDetailsMarrying my high school sweetheart on March 20, 1982, was an exciting day for me. Mark had recently graduated from...
Read moreDetailsSeveral summers ago, my four-year-old daughter decided that it would be the best idea EVER to jump off of our...
Read moreDetails“Something just seemed off. There was something off kilter. I didn’t feel like my former self and I didn’t feel like...
Read moreDetailsby Dawn Smith, MilitaryByOwner staff writer With many PCS adventures behind us, I can look back and see, after the...
Read moreDetailsIn case you missed it, on Friday 26 June 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is unlawful...
Read moreDetailsIt's true, we often find ourselves in a sea of cammies, combat boots and dress blues. Our world consists of...
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