deployment
Worried About OPSEC Violation Delaying Homecoming
Dear Sally, My husband is deployed and they are scheduled to be coming home soon. I keep seeing other spouses… Read More
I Think My “Survival Mode” is Broken!
As my husband prepares for his upcoming weeks long stint out of the country, I'm watching all the things he's… Read More
It’s Not all Tea Parties, Tampons and Ta-Ta’s!
If you ask a military spouse to describe another group of military spouses who are organized together in settings such… Read More
5 Tough Conversations To Have BEFORE Deployment
[mashshare] Your spouse has given you the news that you dread. He or she is going to deploy to a… Read More
Three Things I Won’t Let Break Me this Year
When we start a new year, many of us reflect back on the chapter of our lives that just ended… Read More
Parenting for Two: Single Parent During Deployment?
Here are the 5 hardest things about being a good parent. *Disclaimer- I wrote this from the point of view of… Read More
How Military Life Has Hurt My Family
"Well, life is not fair!" We probably all heard this when we were growing up, and it is very true. … Read More
Military Families Are No Different Than Civilian Families
Ok, I know. Just, bear with me here for a moment. Any military spouse that's been a military spouse for,… Read More
Multi-tasking: The Best Way to Accomplish NOTHING!
Military spouses can do it all. We juggle more hats than a circus clown most days. We pride ourselves on… Read More
Are You Safe During Deployment? 15 Tips for Personal Security.
Editors Note: A special thank you to MSGT Russ Ware who helped Stacey with the information in this article. He… Read More
Mom Isn’t Here to Create Halloween Costumes and Dad is Scared!
Of all the holidays, Halloween is the one I fear doing alone. It's not the ghouls and goblins that frighten… Read More
Family Fitness During Deployment – Keeping Everyone Sane!
Article by Catherine Woyee-Jones, Army Spouse My husband is deployed and no matter how much he is serving our country… Read More
Sacrifice
As I was waiting to board my flight today, I was witness to a moment that so many of us… Read More
Do We Communicate TOO Much During Deployment?
War-time communication. We certainly have it better than spouses in years past. In fact, we have it better now than… Read More
35 Crazy Deployment Curse Stories
Our awesome group of online collaborators went deep into the recesses of their memories and pulled out their craziest deployment… Read More
Four Things I Have Learned From My Wife, a Military Spouse
Recently, I had a conversation with my husband about a piece I was working on for Military Spouse Magazine. I… Read More
You Could Be NEXT!
Article by Kama Shockey, Marine Corps Spouse I would like to talk about one of the most dreaded topics in… Read More
Rising from the Ashes
Article by El Brown, 2012 Army Spouse of the Year Being a military spouse has been a wild roller coaster… Read More