We are stronger together than we are alone. It’s a nice idea, but having spent the past 30 plus years as a fiercely independent...
I love the holiday season. Enormous inflatables taking over everyone's lawn fills me with tacky glee. I love the delicious food I can't stop...
Last Thanksgiving I felt that a boulder sat on my chest as we gathered with friends to share what we were thankful for. We...
April is month of the military child!
As a certified child life specialist (CCLS) I use play and bibliotherapy to help children cope with stressful...
Sometimes I wonder if it’s a blessing or a curse that my husband joined the military later in life. We had the early years...
If you ask me how I feel about my husband’s deployment, it might be a curse-laden rant about him being gone for nearly the...
I met one of my new neighbors while out for a walk one morning. Well into her nineties, she was out working in her...
If you’re anything like me, self-care is something that often gets pushed into the ‘nice to do’ pile rather than ‘must do. This is...
It was my most difficult goodbye. We spent a month leaving jobs and schools; friends and people who had became family; favorite places and...
Rainy days are the worst when you have an active toddler. By 9:30 a.m., we have already played with all the toys, watched 700...
When we heard about his upcoming deployment, it seemed far away. We felt like we had time.
We began planning. My most optimistic self hoped...
Every so often in life, you get to a duty station and you find a tribe that makes your time there so, so easy....
Military Lifestyle
How Military Life Quietly Rewires the Nervous System
This big, beautiful military life doesn’t just shape where you live or how you plan your year; it shapes your nervous system. Over time,...
