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I have a confession. I don’t know how to dress down. How do you feel better about yourself? I’m the...

Misery loves company, at least that’s what “they,” say, but as military spouses perhaps we just like to know that...

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a...

1. Impatience Mode… Because let’s be real here, the one thing the PCS Move process will never be is fast....

I can hear you laughing right now. “Planning my life around the military? Yeah, right.” And I agree, it seems...

Last 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...

Disclaimer: If you can’t identify with me, maybe you will next year, or the year after that. Approximately one-third of...

When it comes to preparing for a deployment there are countless resources to go along with those countless situations you...

Editor's Note: The word "civilian" is used to differentiate between military and non-military - we understand that military spouses are...

I am a firm believer in the power of a good pep talk. Knowing that someone else is on your...

Author: Alex Brown, 2015 JB San Antonio Spouse of the Year The story is one we all know well: orders...

It’s 10:37 p.m. on a Thursday night. I’m sitting here unshowered with one hand stuck in a large bag of...

Marrying my high school sweetheart on March 20, 1982, was an exciting day for me. Mark had recently graduated from...

Several summers ago, my four-year-old daughter decided that it would be the best idea EVER to jump off of our...

“Something just seemed off. There was something off kilter. I didn’t feel like my former self and I didn’t feel like...

by Dawn Smith, MilitaryByOwner staff writer With many PCS adventures behind us, I can look back and see, after the...

In case you missed it, on Friday 26 June 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is unlawful...

It's true, we often find ourselves in a sea of cammies, combat boots and dress blues. Our world consists of...