Here’s the Story Behind the Newest Military-Themed Christmas Book for Kids
This guest post is by JoAnn Sky, author of Santa’s Dog. It is not a sponsored post. We’ve had the pleasure of welcoming six (so far) older shelter dogs into our family over the years. SANTA’S DOG was inspired by our first rescue dog, Sampson. When my husband was deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi […]
Why Military Families Keep Getting Better and Stronger
This is a guest post from Michael Joseph Lyons and is not a sponsored post. I imagine most of you who are military spouses came into it either knowing a great deal about the military . . . or almost nothing. Perhaps you grew up in a military family or had close associations—and pretty much knew […]
These Are the 2018 Holiday Deadlines for Mailing Military Care Packages
It’s (almost!) the most wonderful time of the year. And that means… mail! And cards! And care packages! And stressing out that your care packages actually got to their address and aren’t just stuck on a tarmac in a foreign country. (Oh wait, just me? Okay. ) The USPS has released their mailing deadlines for 2018, […]
9 Proven (and Easy) Ways to Hack Deployment
Deployment is scary for many reasons. It’s the great unknown. There’s the time away from someone you love dearly. There’s the solo-parenting part (if you’re a parent). The upheaval of your family’s schedule and the way you communicate with each other. There’s the emotional component to it, too. So if there’s any way to make […]
6 Tips for Emergency Prep for Military Families
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. July felt a little like living in Forrest Gump: “One day it started raining, and it didn’t quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin’ rain, and […]
How to Practice Self-Care as a Milspouse
This post is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/Make the Connection. The opinions and text are all mine. I stared at the wall in our new apartment and I cried. Behind me towered a wall of boxes that wouldn’t be unpacked for at least another four months. Ahead was a white, undecorated wall. […]
7 Creative Financial Hacks for Your Military Family
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of USAA. All opinions are entirely my own. I was. Not. Having. It. Just a few months into being a military spouse, our bank account was dangerously low. I was unemployed, not because I wanted to be, but because the slow-moving licensing process of transferring […]
9 Long Distance Relationship Hacks You’ll Love
“Dear Jo…” Every week I receive at least one (and usually more) emails from military spouses and significant others who are new to and nervous about long distance relationships… or are exhausted from them. If you have ever been in an LDR (and I’m guessing you have), you know those two emotions very well. Yes, […]
9 Must-Have Apps for a PCS
Four words: Permanent change of station. A PCS will either strike fear or excitement in your heart. But regardless of how you feel about a PCS, you definitely feel something about it. And no matter what you think about PCSing, there are three things it can always be: Easier, cheaper, and calmer. Yassss. And your […]
The Definitive Guide to Military Spouse Subscription Boxes
There’s something really exciting and magical about opening your door and finding a box on your front porch addressed to you. When John was deployed, I found myself so excited for the mail. Even if there wasn’t a letter from him waiting for me, there was usually something else– a magazine, a postcard–something to break […]
