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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 …
Valentine’s Day. Is there a holiday that military spouses dread more during a deployment? If Valentine’s Day isn’t a third rail for you, that’s awesome! …
It’s something that you’ll most likely experience at least once during a deployment: a communications blackout. When John was deployed to Afghanistan, we experienced a …
Something happens. It might be a foreign policy issue. A hurricane at home. A disaster somewhere else. But something happens. And suddenly, your spouse comes …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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