The Military Taught Me How to Survive Summer—Not Enjoy It
Five Ways to Romanticize Your Summer Survival For years, summer felt less like a season and more like a tactical ...
Tag: military life
Stop Waiting on Orders to Start Living
There's a conversation I've had more times than I can count. It usually starts with a sigh. The kind that ...
The Things No One Explains About Military Life (Until You’re Already In It)
Military life comes with a handbook no one gives you. There’s no onboarding packet for the emotional side. No glossary ...
Simple Ways to Support Military Families During the Holidays
The holidays have a way of amplifying whatever season of life we’re in. If your home is full of laughter, ...
Not Home for the Holidays: How To Make Your Own Christmas Magic
Being away from family during the holidays is tough for military families. Embrace new traditions, open your doors to friends ...
Keeping Your Sex Life During Deployment
Modern intimacy tips for military couples facing long-distance separation. Deployment changes a lot of things in a relationship — your ...
The B Word: 5 Ways to Set Boundaries in Military Life
Sometimes military life can feel like juggling a bunch of different balls that are all on fire. Ultimately, you can hit ...
Why I Hired My Military Retiree Husband Before Other Companies Could
My husband has proudly served in the US Air Force for 20 years and the same day he retired he ...
Milkid Mailkit: Bringing Back the Lost Art of Pen Pals
One military spouse created a way to connect military kids the old fashion way through a mailbox and handwritten letters. The ...
3 Keys for a Balanced Life as a Working Mom
Balancing life as a working mom has its difficulties, then you add the military lifestyle into the equation, and it's ...
The Writer’s Secret Weapon
“You have to go to Speak Up Conference. You just have to.” My friend, Kim Erickson, and I had just ...
How 2020 Showed The World What It’s Like To Be A Military Family
For decades, military spouses have struggled to explain the lifestyle to civilian friends and family. “When are you moving?” “Do ...
5 Key Takeaways from the 2020 Virtual Military Family Caucus Summit
See this and more inside the December issue of Military Spouse Magazine. “Resilient” is a word often used to describe ...
“Don’t Park There,” and Other Insights from a Seasoned Spouse
When my new husband and I arrived at our first duty station, I made some really dumb mistakes. I had ...
You Cannot Live Without Your Military Spouse Life Support
There was a time not too long ago when our military knew nothing but back to back deployments. Your service ...
You Will Survive Short Tours and Deployments During COVID-19…I Promise.
“I can’t do it anymore.” The heaviness surrounding our last few weeks as a family finally caught up with me ...
Military Life: I Am Over It
The terms, "Battle Buddy, Deployment Sister, and I Got Your Six," have become insincere phrases used today, similar to bless ...
When You Find Yourself Disenchanted With This Life…
It’s Friday night. I’m out to dinner with my husband on a much-needed date night after a long month. We’ve ...
