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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.

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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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10 Harry Potter Themed Care Packages

There are few franchises that have caught our attention and imagination like Harry Potter. (And there are few that are so much fun, either!) When …

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Tons of care package ideas, recipes, gifts, and DIYs for a birthday care package. Perfect for military, college students, and missionaries.

Everything You Need for a Brilliant Birthday Care Package

Birthdays away from friends and family can be a little lonely. I’ve collected a trove of birthday box ideas as well as gifts and DIYs …

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Most of these ideas can be done in less than 5 minutes. Love the idea of being intentionally about making my marriage stronger! #militaryspouse #milspouse #militarywife #armywife #airforcewife #marinewife #navywife #relationships #relationship #longdistance #longdistancerelationship #ldr #ldrcouples

Strengthen Your Military Marriage in 5 Minutes (or Less!) a Day

Military relationships have unique challenges– I think we can all agree on that. Between separations and deployments, weird schedules, trainings, PCSes, (and all of the …

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48 Military Travel Discounts and Free Services

I am being compensated for this post as part of the Operation In Touch Brand Ambassador Program via MSB New Media. All thoughts and opinions are …

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Use these songs to create a killer deployment playlist.

The Only Deployment Playlist You’ll Ever Need

When John was deployed, I listened to a lot of music… and a lot of the same music over and over again. And I know …

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I didn't know about some of these apps. Perfect for military life.

10 Must-Have Apps for Military Spouses

I use my phone incessantly. Sometimes too much. But my life is on my phone– both work and social– so it’s hard to give it …

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