35 Inventive Care Package Gifts Real Military Spouses Swear By
My partner-in-crime, Becky from Brave Crate, and I wrapped up PILLAR: The Digital Retreat for Deployment Countdowns. It was three jam-packed days of fabulous presentations from experts who have lived military life, giveaways, great content, and community. Now that it’s over, I’m processing everything that I learned at PILLAR. Very quickly, I realized that I […]
How to Throw a Hanukkah Party in a Care Package
I am super excited to share this guest post from my sister, Becky! Today, she’s sharing some great ideas for how to celebrate Hanukkah (or Chanukah) through a care package. Please remember to keep in mind the USPS’ holiday guidelines for shipping, especially when it comes to sending a care package overseas to a deployed […]
5 Ways to Sleep Better During Deployment
This post is sponsored by Blue Star Families. All opinions and work are my own. I was exhausted. Days that bled into months of poor sleep, anxious dreams, and bad sleep habits had me on edge and completely played out. I felt like I was in a fog half of the time and prone to […]
4 Creative Ideas to Stay Connected Despite the Distance
by Meg Flanagan Let’s be real: we’re all finding new ways to connect with the people we love. Thanks, pandemic! But military families have been rocking creative ways to stay connected despite the distance since, well, forever. Whether we were waiting patiently at home during the days before regular, reliable mail service, sending letters that […]
11 Emails to Send During the Pandemic Shutdown
by Meg Flanagan You’re stuck at home and this pandemic stuff is getting really real. Social isolation is, well, isolating and lonely. Wouldn’t it be nice to have something pleasant and kind pop into your inbox every so often? We thought so, too! Snail mail seems kind of icky right now, what with all the […]
9 Long Distance Relationship Hacks You’ll Love
“Dear Jo…” Every week I receive at least one (and usually more) emails from military spouses and significant others who are new to and nervous about long distance relationships… or are exhausted from them. If you have ever been in an LDR (and I’m guessing you have), you know those two emotions very well. Yes, […]
14 Free and Budget-Friendly LDR Resources for Your Long Distance Relationship
Long distance relationships are tough (especially if you’re new to one)! When I began dating John, I had never been in an LDR, much less a military one. I was more than a little nervous… but pretty much completely in love already. (I know, I know. Here’s our story if you want to hear the […]
These 9 Gifts Are Perfect for Long Distance Relationships
John and I spent the first two years of our relationship long distance. First, he was in Virginia Beach and I was in Baltimore. Then, I was in Baltimore and he was in… Afghanistan. That was really long distance. The truth is, long distance is both a blessing and a curse. (And if you’ve ever been […]
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, they had known each other in college, but they only decided to fall in love with each other while the two were separated by the Navy and a lot of […]