military life

Can I Just Be a Spouse?

During our last assignment, I had a bit of a career crisis. After over 20 years of teaching, I didn’t… Read More

How Being a Father Changes Your Dreams

**Photo courtesy of Brittany Brooke Photography, a fellow military spouse and small business owner When children are young, they ponder… Read More

Giving Birth While Your Spouse Is Deployed

Having a baby is supposed to be a happy and joyous time. You imagine having a perfect delivery with your… Read More

Advice for New Spouses from Your Military Spouse Advocates

As we all move into finding our new normal after the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, there are so many military… Read More

What I Wish I Knew Before Marrying My Military Spouse

See this and more inside the June issue of Military Spouse Magazine Getting married can be one of the most… Read More

Don’t Pin Your Hopes on the “What-Ifs” of Military Life

We’ve been in this business a really long time and what I’ve noticed is that most people in the military… Read More

Military Spouses Kept a Soccer Team Fed All Season

Before we moved to Jacksonville, I thought I knew what a Title 1 school is -- by definition, a Title… Read More

Dancing Into the Military

https://youtu.be/tNVdDjQCrMo Do you ever feel like a gem yet to be discovered or gold beneath a rock? As a military… Read More

Military Spouse Imposter Syndrome

By Jennifer Gardella During a recent shopping trip to the Gap, I struck up a conversation with the salesperson. She shared… Read More

Love Suffers Long

I had a picture in my head the other day that I just couldn’t shake. A woman had given her… Read More

When You’re Counting Down the Days Until You Move Again…

Every few years you pick up your life leaving your friends and all that has become familiar to follow the… Read More

Coming In Out of the Snow

By Jenna Levin Earlier this year, I read The Crane Wife, a spectacular essay by CJ Hauser, documenting how she… Read More

A Nutcracker Story: How This Holiday Classic Brings Together a Military Community

By April Deocariza, Air Force Spouse "The Nutcracker" classical ballet has become a time-honored holiday tradition. From late November through… Read More

Get the Best Out of Yourself This Holiday Season

By Marybeth Chelanga Leading into the holidays, one can’t help but have fitness on the mind. I, myself, have already… Read More

The Absolute Worst (and Best) Things About Being An Army Spouse

By Alaina McVoy from Army Wife & Auntie Life If your significant-other, husband, wife, or partner is a service member,… Read More

Pie Breakfast: The Sweetest Tradition

By Sally Anne Groomes, Navy Spouse Family traditions have always knitted the fabric of my dearest memories. Over the past… Read More

12 Things NOT to Say to a Military Spouse During the Holidays

1: Well, at least you don’t have to get him/her a gift right away. I’m sorry, what? I will more… Read More

Full Circle Home Helps Deployed Servicemembers Surprise Spouses at Home

“The holidays without you are the worst.” I sulked as I grumbled through a terrible and pixelated video call with… Read More