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Extend Your Military Family This Christmas

The holiday season is always a special time of year for many families. Singing Christmas Carols, decorating the tree, giving… Read More

Mission Family: Spouses Need In-person and Online Mentors

Has the pendulum swung too far from face-to-face communication among military spouses? The youngest spouses have been raised on social… Read More

22 Inevitable Consequences of Being a Third Culture Kid

h/t “TCKs are the prototype citizens of the future.”        -Ted Ward, sociologist, 1984 1. The question where… Read More

Making Mil-Dollars out of Mil-Cents

In the words of the great Philosopher-Poet DJ Quik, “If it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense.” But for… Read More

9 Easy Ways to Welcome a New Military Family

Welcome, neighbors! >> (start pinning your ideas on our brand new Pinterest board!) The moving truck is gone; there are… Read More

9 Things You Need To Know When Changing Schools

Our school-aged children have sent in their teachers’ gifts, signed the yearbooks and dumped the contents of their backpacks onto… Read More

I’m Not Coming Home

When a military member gets their DD214 there is a block on it that asks for home of record. It… Read More

Why the 13th Move is No Easier Than the First

I’m sitting alone, and my thoughts wander back to the people and places which have graced my life. The memories… Read More

5 Ways to Document Your Military Child

Children, they draw on our walls, poop on our carpet, and give us reason to find beauty in every day.… Read More

11 Toddler Tips for Surviving the Next PCS

If a regular PCS is challenging, planning and completing a move with toddlers takes it to another level, as a… Read More

Year 1 – New Wife AND New Mom

Photo Credit: Blue Franswa Fotografia I am a military spouse—a Navy wife. By not being exposed to anyone in the military… Read More

A Family That Stays Together…

My husband and I made the best decision (so far) of his military career in 2014. After returning from an… Read More

Your Military Child and PTSD

Over the last couple of years, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have come to the… Read More

Unprepared for the Curveballs of Life

Nothing ever prepares you for parenthood. No amount of “new parent classes.” No matter how many kids you have. No… Read More

In-laws Who Don’t Play Nice

They say when you get married you don’t just get your spouse, you get the whole family. Sometimes that’s a… Read More

Why We Chose to Live Apart

It’s funny how our opinions on certain things change as our life experience shifts. For the majority of my marriage… Read More

Parent’s PCS Checklist for Changing Schools

Your orders are in hand (hopefully) and you're slowly marking off the calendar until the movers arrive.  Moving is never… Read More

The Time We Take For Granted

The Time We Take For Granted We are all forgetful creatures. Tender moments of love, small reminders of confirmation, and… Read More