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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 …
Anniversaries are tough during deployments and separation. Instead of romance and excitement, there’s often loneliness and longing. It’s tough to mark the day by yourself, …
Our first year of marriage was hard, financially. I’ve told the story about a billion times, but within a month of getting married, both of …
This post is sponsored by TSP Investing. All opinions are my own. Salt on pizza is delicious. “One more episode” of West Wing means “let’s …
I’m so excited to welcome military spouse and writer Bethaney Wallace today! Bethaney has experienced something that I (still!) haven’t had a chance to do, …
Until I was diagnosed with an anxiety/panic disorder, I did not realize that so many military spouses and significant others also deal with them. I’ll …
Thanks to Prepare/Enrich for sponsoring this post. All opinions are entirely mine. If there’s one thing that, from the beginning of our relationship, John and I …
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