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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.

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The Blog: Jo, My Gosh!

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.

Enjoy!

What Military Families Should Know About Student Loans

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 …

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5 Ways Anyone Can Celebrate Military Appreciation Month

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ll be honest: before I …

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The answer might surprise you. #happymail #carepackage #carepackages #mail #deployment #military #missionary #missionaries #longdistance #ldr #longdistancerelationship #gifts #covid #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic #questions

Can You Send Hand Sanitizer in a Care Package?

I don’t think I’ve thought about hand sanitizer ever in my life as much as I have in the last two months. Thanks to the …

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Deployment is not great. But surprise extensions during deployments are the worst. Here's how to weather them like a total boss. #deployment #militaryspouse #deployments #jomygosh #militaryspouses #milspouse #milspouses #milso #milsos #advice #milspo #milspos #army #navy #airforce #marines #coastguard #arng #nationalguard #reserves #ng

11 Tips to Handle Surprise Deployment Extensions Like a Pro

Oh, man! That countdown was getting so, so, so close to zero. And then you’re hit with an unexpected deployment extension. Like you weren’t just …

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Whether you're sheltering in place or aren't in the mood to go out too much, use these ideas to send a lot of love, even when you're not making care packages. #quarantine #covid #coronavirus #ideas #happymail #military #deployment #carepackage #carepackages #missionary #missionaries #college #collegestudent #collegestudents #soldier #sailor #soldiers #sailors #craft #idea #inspiration

5 Care Package Alternatives During Quarantine

Fact: I never had to deal with deployment during a quarantine and a world-wide pandemic. Another fact: No one has since World War I. Unless …

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How to Make Video Chats (Actually!) Fun

This is an unsponsored guest post. Hi, my name is Alex and I am one of the founders of pop.in. What is pop.in, you may …

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The end of school is going to be a little different this year. Here are some ideas for how to celebrate the end of a weird school year. #pandemic #covid19 #militarykids #military #school #homeschooling #homeschool #milfam #militaryfamily #militarykids #milkid #militarykid #milkids #corona #coronavirus

Here’s How to Give Your MilKids Closure This School Year

by Meg Flanagan When I walked out of my school on March 12, I had zero inklings that it would be my last day teaching …

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