Tag: military life

By Jill Qualters “I am your worst nightmare.” On Sept. 22, 2013, Theresa Jones opened her front door to find three ...

I have always been patriotic at heart. Growing up and even now, still I romanticize about the sacrifice, loss and ...

7 months, 217 Days, .59 years… It sounds so small, so precise, so easily attainable. So much has happened though, ...

You’ve met Susan and Elena of Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting for your Family. They are moms, military spouses, and advocating ...

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

By Mindy Brewster JUST a retiree spouse. I know it has been talked about before. A little thing called stereotypes. ...

Is Your Military Family Ready for a Pet? The very first day I moved to be with my husband Ryan, ...

Could your spouse look at you and accuse you of infidelity? Not adultery, but infidelity. Or could you point the ...

When my husband got the call that he was going to be accepted in the Air Force there were a ...

We all understand some of the challenges and advantages of living in base housing. We’ve even highlighted companies that have ...

“Screaming with tears running down her face, covering her ears, my ten year old daughter refused to go to the ...

I can't even count the number of times I've heard the phrase, "Well, this is your 5th (or 6th or ...

Have you ever been talking with someone, nodding your head listening to them speak, hearing their words…but been thinking to ...

Booze and the military have been going hand in hand since the beginning. I mean, the Marines were created in ...

Military life. Sometimes it can seem like it’s a whole different world; acronyms, customs and traditions, a different uniform for ...

It is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Today, we remember more than 6,000 Americans killed and ...

The other day I joined a discussion on a Facebook page about spouses who “wear their husband’s rank.” Most of ...

Let’s be honest for a moment. Life is messy. There are days the dishes are still in the sink the ...