dealing with deployment

Doing the Distance with Daddy

By Samantha Boyer-Hanks, from What Matters First April is the month of the military child, so it’s rather ironic and… Read More

I’m Not Ignoring You. I’m Just Getting By.

Dear Friends and Family, It’s not you. It’s me. No, this isn’t a break up letter, but rather an attempt… Read More

Military Spouse Life: A Difficult Challenge Worth Accepting

The Challenges of Deployment and Beyond Deployment can be a nerve-racking experience for military spouses and their family members. The… Read More

My Spouse Deployed and I Hiked the Entire Appalachian Trail

When I set off from Amicalola Falls in northern Georgia on March 15, 2013, I had estimated it would only… Read More

Male Spouse Perspective: Coping with Deployment

“I can hit a kid in the chest with a PBJ, going 70, from the front seat of a minivan… Read More

7 Ways to Apologize During Deployment

 Article Credit: JoMyGosh.com I hate being upset with John. Even now, living in the same apartment, I absolutely hate arguing with… Read More

The Year I Watched Gilmore Girls and Learned Just To Be ME

While talking with a young friend recently, she lamented how little she'd accomplished during the year her husband was deployed.… Read More

How to Survive Deployment When You Have Nothing Left to Give

By Jo My Gosh! Deployment is hard. It’s draining—physically, emotionally, mentally. It’s hard to be separated from your partner and… Read More