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