April is Month of the Military Child. During this month, all branches of the military join together to recognize the unique challenges children in...
It was my most difficult goodbye. We spent a month leaving jobs and schools; friends and people who had became family; favorite places and...
The funny thing about a bruise: Sometimes you can't see a bruise, but you can feel it. Other times it's big and ugly and...
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...
You told me you were deploying today. I wasn't that surprised. It comes with the job. You were due. We were due. It was...
Military families make up less than 0.5 percent of the American population.
Though we have been at war since 9/11, few Americans have served in...
You've been dreaming about his or her homecoming for so long, but now that it's almost here, what should you do during the final...
I was 18 years old the first time I moved away from home. And it changed me.
I learned how to live with another female.
As...
Friendship can be hard especially when balanced on a perpetually spinning wheel. I liken military friendships to a roller coaster; the ride can be...
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.”
— W.R. Purche
I did have the best dog. His name was Astro,...
In December of 2001, I sat on the floor in the Newark airport crying as I heard them announce the final boarding call for...
On December 6, 2018, my husband burst through our front door much earlier than I was expecting him. He had been on duty all...
Military Lifestyle
Normalized Overwhelm
Over the Edge
I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
