9 Surprising Ways You Might Be Violating OPSEC and PERSEC
I’m going to be honest: as a new military girlfriend, I was absolutely terrible at OPSEC and PERSEC. I was so new to the whole military thing that I didn’t really grasp what it was, what information was important to protect, or why it was even a thing I should worry about. After all, I […]
For the Milspouse Experiencing a No-Notice Deployment
Today, I read a beautiful Facebook post by my friend and fellow MFAN Advisory Board Member, Kellie Artis. Kellie is an amazing woman who is a creative, an advocate, a mom, and a military spouse, among many, many other things. This post stopped me in my tracks and I asked her if I could share […]
83 Power Words for Military Spouses in the New Year
An entire new year. What possibilities will the next 365 days bring? The next 10 years? The new year always fills me with possibility… and a little bit of dread and pragmatism. After all, I’m not new to this rodeo. There’s the initial excitement of planning all of the new things that I’ll do and […]
5 Things Military Spouses Are Not Doing This Year
If you’re thinking about a new resolution or goal for this year, you’re not alone. I’ve been trying to think of what I want the next year to look like for myself. Inevitably, I think of the same old things: lose that elusive ten pounds, elevate myself professionally, be kinder, be more loving, work harder. […]
Watch These Brilliant Military Spouses in 2020
I love looking forward into the new year and thinking about all of the exciting possibilities that are to come. For the past few years, I’ve loved shining a light on amazing military spouses and significant others who are coming up with neat ideas, writing cool stuff, and generally just being awesome. Of course, this […]
5 Ways to Make Your Military Life Better In the New Year
A new year. It’s exciting, isn’t it? What possibilities will the next 365 days bring? The next 10 years? The new year always fills me with possibility… and a little bit of dread and pragmatism. After all, I’m not new to this rodeo. There’s the initial excitement of planning all of the new things that […]
For the Military Spouse Celebrating a Difficult Christmas
No two military Christmases are the same. For that matter, no two holidays in military life are the same. But somehow, around the holidays, the differences, uncertainties, and distance from family are more pronounced. Maybe there’s a deployment in your family. Or a TAD. Or a PCS that just happened or is looming. Maybe you […]
46 Deployment Bucket List Goals for the New Year
You’re ringing in the new year with your loved one deployed and (what feels like) a million miles away. Feeling down? A little blue? Maybe you’re excited for a clean slate, a new start. After all, the new year is the year your spouse or child or significant other or friend comes home. (Yay! Let’s […]
Dinner on the Floor: Our First Military Christmas
As a 2019-2021 Military Family Advisory Network Advisory Board Member, I had the chance to write about John and my very first Christmas as a married couple. This is the second post in a series titled The Resiliency of Military Families: Sharing the Whole Story. It was the first Christmas of our marriage. It also […]
19 Perfect Quotes for a Christmas During Deployment
There are few military couples who have not experienced at least one holiday away from each other; and most have experienced at least one Christmas during deployment. (If you haven’t, you’re really lucky! Knock on some wood!) It’s easy to say that Christmas is just a day, or that the date doesn’t count. While that […]
