Relationships

The classic love languages are great in theory—until military life starts limiting your options. When time together is scarce, love… Read More

Military relationships don’t struggle because of lack of love. They struggle because time, distance, and unpredictability constantly interfere. Connection takes… Read More

Modern intimacy tips for military couples facing long-distance separation. Deployment changes a lot of things in a relationship — your… Read More

My husband and I have been married for nearly 17 years. We got married right after he graduated from college… Read More

When controversy strikes, I know exactly what will happen…my liberal friends will push an agenda calling my conservative friends racist,… Read More

One week after my husband deployed my little boy amputated the upper portion of his index finger on his dominant… Read More

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

The park while children play is most often the place of adult interaction these days. Ironically enough, any topic seems… Read More

As military families we recognize that our lives will never be free of struggle. These same struggles are often times… Read More

As we go about our lives, it is very easy to get caught up in the monotony of the daily… Read More

Have you ever noticed that the things that drive us crazy about our spouse/significant other are also the very same… Read More

Every military spouse experiences holidays without their husband or wife, but many of us try to make the most of… Read More

As I stood in the Ballroom J of the JW Marriott in downtown Austin on March 15, 2015 getting mic’ed… Read More

The year was 1914 and the world was immersed in war- the Great War. A war that many envisioned to… Read More

Recently I was having a conversation with someone who did not have any personal ties to the military. No one… Read More

About six months ago my husband returned from his third deployment overseas. True to military life: the deployment, homecoming and… Read More

I work in crisis services at a domestic violence shelter, so it goes without saying that self-care is vital to… Read More

Picture taken by Peter Kapasakis, James River Photography Call me cheesy, but I love this time of year. (and we… Read More