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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 …
Soda bread. Potatoes. Catholicism. St. Patrick’s Day. Ireland is known for many things. For such a small island, their cultural presence is known and felt …
Almost everyone who has been through a deployment has a booze and care package story. They colored the water and made vodka look like mouthwash. …
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is taking the world by storm. Starting in Wuhan, China and spreading outward, the virus has been carried from country to country, …
The middle of winter can be a little, well, blah (unless you’re one of those lucky military families who gets to live in a tropical …
This post is sponsored by PCSCashback.com. All opinions and work are mine. I’m not proud of it. When John and I went to close on …
Valentine’s Day can be a tough time for military spouses and significant others… especially during deployment. It seems like the whole world is celebrating love, …
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