military family

The morning was cold and not just in respects to the temperature outdoors, but in conjunction with the trepidation I… Read More

Whew! You did it. The despairingly stomach-churning deployment goodbye is done. You’ve made a serious dent in your Costco-sized tissue… Read More

I had been a military spouse for two years when I found myself standing in front of a large group… Read More

When I decided to enlist in the Navy I didn’t give much thought to what it would be like to… Read More

In so many ways, military families are no different than our civilian family counterparts. We all have to get up… Read More

Article originally published in The Atlantic. The military health-care system serves 2 million children, but there are only a handful… Read More

I always mentally replay the scene in Grey’s Anatomy when Christina leaves Meredith to venture to her new home half… Read More

April is the month of the military child. All month articles have been showing up on my news feed talking… Read More

When I first fell in love with my now husband, I was bright-eyed about the kind of life the Navy… Read More

I have a tendency to overthink everything I do- but there’s one area of my life that time, war, and collected… Read More

April is the Month of the Military Child, and we enjoy celebrating our nation's littlest heroes this month here at… Read More

Last May, my husband and I attended the annual Military Ball. My daughter, who is three years old, was beyond… Read More

Every Monday I willingly submit to put myself through my own personal version of Hell….grocery shopping. This particular trip proved… Read More

The National Military Family Association recently announced that applications for Operation Purple Camps are now OPEN! WHAT IT IS: Operation… Read More

Photo: Prince William County PD Twitter Four lives were forever changed on Saturday, February 27, when our military community was rocked… Read More

Supporting both the academic and emotional side is the next best thing to having parental super powers. It’s the first… Read More

We are High School sweethearts who have tried for a family but to no avail. Now we are going to… Read More

Dear Mindy, I read your “scared sick” column and I have to ask: What about the family/hometown piece of military… Read More