deployments

What Military Life *Honestly* Looks Like at Christmas Time

cover pc: Julie Pease Featured on the 2016 December cover of Military Spouse Magazine is a beautifully idyllic scene taken by an… Read More

What I’ve Learned as a Military Spouse Is I Can’t Do It All

Balancing on my crutches, I took an awkward crutch-then-step, as I kicked an empty box across the floor with my… Read More

Staying Busy While You’re Deployed

Do you ever wonder what happens at home the day your ship goes underway?  How does your spouse handle it?… Read More

15 Things Service Members Secretly Want in a Care Package

We love our service members, and we know that one of the best ways to make them feel loved during… Read More

I’m Just Here for the Sex and the Tennis

I'm Just Here For the Sex and the Tennis There are very few things we can control as military spouses. … Read More

Feeling Vulnerable During Deployment

I hate feeling vulnerable.  Hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it.  But I toughen up.  Deployments do that to… Read More

The Stone Ages-Finding My Strengths through Multiple Deployments

As of this day, I have been through two complete deployments and am approaching a homecoming for the third. This… Read More