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 ...
Tag: military life
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 ...
10 Reasons to be Thankful for Military Kids
I’m feeling thankful. Maybe because I know orders are on the horizon and there is “change” in the air. Or ...
10 Things Military Spouses Are Grateful For This Thanksgiving
This time of year, we hear a lot about clashes at the dinner table, travel stress and weight gain. We ...
Milspouse Life Hack: Holiday Care Packages
Have you ever considered sending a care package to your loved one or seen festively decorated ones and wondered how ...
Surviving Grief Five Minutes at a Time
By Chandee Ulch, Army Spouse and Producer of Moving with The Military Life has a funny way of teaching you ...
What to Do When Being “Good-Busy” Gets Bad
Does this describe you? Someone asks, “How have you been?” Before responding, you suppress a dreadful feeling. “Really busy,” you ...
The Road to Racial Reconciliation
“Is racism still a thing?” The question hung in the air as I tried to muster a response. I was ...
Get Your Deployment Finances in Order
Sponsored Deployment. For many military spouses, that means going into an automatic-checklist mode of things to accomplish and get done ...
I Must Confess: I Really, Really Hate Halloween
I have a confession to make: I'm a Halloween Scrooge. No, I don't mean I'll be dressing up as some ...
I Had No Idea What I Was Getting In To
By Jenna Levin I recently saw a post in a military spouse group discussing the pervasiveness of the phrases, "get ...
Reverse Culture Shock: When America Doesn’t Feel Like Home Anymore
There I was, back on American soil after having lived abroad for almost 4 years as a military spouse. I ...
MySTeP Program is Designed to Help Spouses Step Through Military Life
Life in the military can feel like you are constantly transitioning. Adjusting to military life, moving around, powering through deployments, ...
Which Exercise Style Fits You Best?
Nowadays, if you want to get fit, you don’t have to settle for rows of treadmills or an overpriced gym ...
In Honor of His Sacrifice
By Micah Peppers, Marine Corps Spouse Deployed in Japan with the Marine Corps, Capt. Jake “Red Stripe” Frederick took off ...
Spouse Confessions: I Didn’t Want My Spouse to Get Out of the Service
When my husband and I first met, the military life didn’t make me nervous. I know I was naïve, but ...
Spouse Confessions: I Was an Online Troll
If you use the internet ever, you run into people like my “former self” all the time. I say former ...
You Can Get Married at Taco Bell for $600…and It’s Prettier Than You’d Think
From NYpost.com This is definitely thinking outside the bun. This is the couple who won the Love and Tacos contest ...
