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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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We've spent most of our married life apart. What happens now when he's home for shore duty? #navy (2)

Protecting Our Relationship and Myself During Shore Duty

Please welcome Lychelle, a fellow Navy wife who has an interesting take on shore duty. (For those of you who aren’t Navy, shore duty is a rotation …

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Perfect advice for LDR couples. Fights happen, but you can be stronger because of them. (2)

How to Fight Fair in a Long Distance Relationship

Today’s post comes from a long distance relationship (LDR), Jennifer Craig, the founder of SurviveLDR. Thanks for guest posting, Jennifer, and sharing your story! Enjoy, …

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Packaging materials don't have to be expensive or boring. Here's to get the most bang out of your shipping costs and care package impact using interesting and available packing materials #carepackage #carepackages #packingmaterial #packagingmaterial #military #missionary #missionaries #college #collegestudent #sendmail #sendmoremail #happymail

37 Unique & Creative Packing Materials for Care Packages

Updated 2021 Care packages are straight-up expensive. It doesn’t matter how you cut it, buying the stuff and sending it cost a lot, especially if …

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Save time and headaches with this pcs hack. (1)

The PCS Hack You’ve Overlooked

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT. All opinions are 100% mine. I. Hate. Moving. (I know, I know– I’m …

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26 ways to say I Love You in a long distance relationship. ldr, deployment (2)

26 Ways to Say “I Love You” in a Long Distance Relationship

Let me tell you a little story about the courtship of Jo and John. These two kids border on the dumbest people alive. You see, …

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For Every Milspouse Who Has Wondered, “Can I Cry in Front of Them?”

My phone buzzed. An email from a brand-new Jo, My Gosh! reader popped up on my screen. I love hearing from military spouses and significant …

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