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Months alone. Moving across the country. Worries and challenges. Military life can be hard. But it can also be wonderful. Together, we can overcome the hard and celebrate the wonderful. Join Jo, My Gosh! as we navigate this crazy, beautiful life together.




This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. A common misconception about student loan debt and the military is that no one in the military has to worry about it. Over the years, John and I have had some weird conversations with people who don’t believe that military families sometimes borrow money for college education. We know what we’re talking about. We paid off more than $100,000 in …
It’s the fall, which means we’re talking about holiday care packages. While you might not have even bought trick-or-treat candy yet, it’s time to start …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. I don’t even want to …
by Meg Flanagan For the first two or so years of my military marriage, my husband and I were not in the same state. For …
This post is sponsored by Wounded Warrior Project. All work and opinions are my own. When I was a high school teacher, I learned two …
by Meg Flanagan Truth time: it’s very rare that military kids are ever going to be stationed near their grandparents’ hometowns. Like, unless your parents …
Updated 2021 When John was deployed to Afghanistan, I had NO clue what I was doing. No one had ever prepared me for what it …
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