deployment

Photo Credit: Flickr user Brett Woodvine When you’re deployed for the holidays it doesn’t exactly make you feel festive. Despite… Read More

As Military spouses or girlfriends or fiances or any family member of a Service member, we know that having a… Read More

1. Do not become a news junkie. You automatically become a bit more vulnerable and emotional and hypersensitive when you… Read More

Of the many challenges that face military families, there is perhaps none greater than deployment. Or rather, deployments. After thirteen… Read More

A little over a year ago I was traveling from Germany (home), to Alabama (Mimi's house), with my circus of… Read More

The military way of life throws many curveballs into families. Even on trips as short as two months, it's easy… Read More

So, you've reached the acceptance stage of deployment. You're over your initial funk of living through the day to day… Read More

By Dr. Leanne Knobloch, University of Illinois     One of the best-kept secrets about deployment is that reunion can be really… Read More

So the first time that I was with my husband when he deployed, I was dead set on sending the… Read More

Liz Snell is the Founder of Military Spouses of Strength, an initiative that brings awareness and seeks to reduce the… Read More

Author: Christina Landry, Founder of DumBell Fitness  We get it: Deployments are emotional and stressful for the entire family. Ever… Read More

Guest Author: Rachel Engel, Air Force spouse As completely cliche as it sounds, my first serious boyfriend actually used the… Read More

Dear Sally, I am concerned about my husband. He has deployed several times, but has never seen combat. I thought… Read More

Technology has certainly changed the way that many military spouses communicate with their service member during deployment.  We talked to… Read More

While we, of course, always love to hear from those who are married to members of the military, this time… Read More

Hi. I'm your Monday Confessions anonymous military spouse... my confession? I am a drama queen. It all began a decade… Read More

Guest Author: E.J. Smith, M.S., NCC, LPC-Intern and Military SpousePhoto Credit: Tamptopia Photography www.tamtopia.com You've heard it on television from… Read More

[mashshare] Editor's Note: All of the pieces in our "Confessions Series" are anonymous. OPSEC, sigh... it's all we ever hear… Read More