military spouse

I’ll never forget when my husband, Reece, called me from the shared phone at Officer Candidate School with the orders… Read More

Dear New Military Spouse, Christmas is upon us, and you are here, in the military Christmas life, maybe for the… Read More

cover pc: Julie Pease Featured on the 2016 December cover of Military Spouse Magazine is a beautifully idyllic scene taken by an… Read More

So here we are, the dawn of another December. Most of us are far from family, some of which we… Read More

‘Gasp’ What? There is nothing to be thankful for during deployment. I believe there is truly nothing done in life… Read More

Balancing on my crutches, I took an awkward crutch-then-step, as I kicked an empty box across the floor with my… Read More

Veteran's Day is over for another year. The parade floats are being torn down, the marching bands have moved on… Read More

White walls. It’s the first thing we notice when walking into our new home on base or in a rental… Read More

1. Scary movie binge watching has begun. Is there any better excuse than Halloween (or the entire month of October)… Read More

Being a Pollyanna, seeing the world through rose colored glasses, living on cloud nine. As a generally positive person, I… Read More

With two young children, one with special needs, I often hear, “I don’t know how you do it!” Many people… Read More

No matter how familiar you are with the military culture, no matter how prepared you think you are to embrace… Read More

I sort of knew something was wrong by the expression on his face. When you've been married for almost 12… Read More

The process of finding military spouse friends is often compared to speed dating. Due to the highly mobile nature of… Read More

Military life is filled with many, many blessings. We have so much to be thankful for. But this lifestyle sometimes… Read More

“I’m most proud of knowing the change as one person that I’ve been able to make. That’s a change at… Read More

Our #MSOY17 winner, Brittany Boccher, wants to thank YOU. We are SO excited to have her represent us this year!… Read More

1. Superwoman or Superman Phase source: www.reactiongifs.com The initial “Everything will be OK, I’m strong, I can handle this” phase.… Read More