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Pre-deployment, deployment, and reintegration: There’s a lot to know. Let me help you figure it all out.

Whether a deployment’s on the horizon, you’re counting down to homecoming, or you’re waiting for the next one, you’re not alone. Deployment is hard, but it can be a time of growth and opportunity, too. You’ve got this.

Enjoy!​

Deployment   Pre-deployment, deployment, and reintegration: There’s a lot to know. Let me help you figure it all out.

Whether a deployment’s on the horizon, you’re counting down to homecoming, or you’re waiting for the next one, you’re not alone. Deployment is hard, but it can be a time of growth and opportunity, too. You’ve got this.

Enjoy!

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How to Win at Deployment When You Don’t Think You Can Survive It

Thanks to new blogger, Tori, for sharing her story today! My husband’s first deployment was a whirlwind of emotions. We had only been married 4 …

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How to Write a Deployment Bucket List That Doesn’t Suck

1.Survive deployment.  I sat at my kitchen table a few days after John had deployed to Afghanistan, the goodbye still raw, a blank Word document …

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55 “Open When” Letter Topics

Last year, I published a list of more than 100 Open When Letters for deployment and separations. It was wildly popular. More than 39,000 pins …

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The Secret to Making Healthy Dinner Choices During Deployment.

It was late, I was tired. And I was hungry. I dropped my purse at the door and shuffled over to the kitchen and opened …

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71 Pop Culture Puns for Care Packages

There’s nothing like a goofy, good care package pun when you’re sending a box halfway across the world. And there’s nothing like a fun theme …

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31 Things to Say to a Milspouse Instead of “You Knew What You Were Getting Into”

I was standing in a LOFT dressing room when I heard it for the first time.  John and I were engaged and John was deployed. …

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