Holidays

Holiday Traditions During a PCS

I can still tell you the exact holiday traditions we did when I was growing up. Thanksgiving was always kind… Read More

10 Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Season

1. You do not have to hand make/bake everything. Really, I promise. First of all, no one expects you to.… Read More

Freedom Furniture Presents: Top Ten Travel Destinations For Military Families

The holiday season hopefully brings gifts of good tidings and celebrations with your nearest and dearest.  It is also one… Read More

A Pirate, A Cop And Robin Hood Walk Into A Bar…

Yup, that's exactly how my adult celebration of this holiday started last year. Now stop right here because if you're… Read More

5 Reasons I Hate Halloween

My very favorite day of the year is November 1st.  That is the day when we can finally put all… Read More

15 Halloween Safety Tips From Your Skipper

Article by TSW JRB Fort Worth Safety Officer **DISCLAIMER** The below statement has not been reviewed or endorsed, and in… 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

5 Tips for an Awesome Halloween!

Everyone has one in their life. Everyone has someone around them who loves Halloween and the costumes and all the… Read More

5 Reasons I HATE Valentine’s Day!

(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) Ahhhh, Valentine's Day: the second most celebrated holiday in the entire world. A day in which… Read More

Here, There, No Where – Thanksgiving During Deployment

One of my best holiday meals was during the worst year of my life. Stay with me, it will all… Read More

4 Things Santa Did NOT Tell You About Moving During the Holidays

(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) PCS'ing is rarely easy. But when it happens over the holidays, and you're moving kids mid-schoolyear,… Read More

Five Tried and (not so) True Holiday Traditions

I consider myself an extraordinarily lucky military spouse; my husband has not deployed over the holiday season for the past… Read More

Learning About Hanukah This Christmas

Article by: Olivia Smith, Air Force Spouse (Photo credits: Olivia Smith and Photo Pin) Traditions and the military go hand… Read More

5 Amazingly Beautiful *and cheap* Holiday Decorating Ideas

Are you ready to deck your halls, but instead of sugar plums, you are seeing visions of dollar signs? Stress… Read More

Escaping the Humdrum Holiday Card!

Article by: Nicki Reese, Navy Spouse Every year, we receive the same type of holiday card. The entire family, posed… Read More

What Black Friday Taught Me

(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) We've all seen and heard it. "You're gonna do what?!" "Why on earth would you want… Read More

5 Things I’m Thankful for as a Military Spouse

The holidays can be a joyous occasion for many; filled with family, friends and festivities. But for some military families,… Read More

Ten Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Dinner

(Photo credits: Olivia Smith and Photo Pin) Celebrating the holidays can be a stressful and disconsolate time for those who… Read More