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...
"One foot in front of the other. That's it. Just keep going."  I'm mentally coaxing myself. Numb. Dazed. The walking wounded. "Please don't bump me," I'm...
These are "before and afters" from my amazing tribe members. They quite literally rode their butts off.  Most of you have probably seen the tremendously...
If you have ever been stationed in Japan or had a spouse deployed out here, then you probably know about CoCo’s (Curry House CoCo...
This post was written one month ago, just hours after miscarriage.  I have three young kids: a 4-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 9-month old baby...
I loved Saturday mornings as a kid, and not for the cartoons. Growing up, we happily climbed into the minivan early in the morning....
One night last month I was on my computer procrastinating. I was supposed to be doing homework, but I was scrolling through social media,...
Not long ago, I posted the following picture via @mommafiltered to one of my social media accounts: The idea seemed to resonate with people, as...
I’m fine. Everything is fine. We are fine. How often do we repeat these sentences? More importantly, how often are they accurate and honest? In...
This past month has been pretty stressful. Both boys are playing sports, so that's two sets of practices and games consuming our lives every...
Opening scene: It is my first postpartum period. I am trying to put in my menstrual cup (more on that later) and it WILL...
We celebrate a lot of things in America. Some are well known and important like Veterans Day. Some are aimed at a niche group...

Military Lifestyle

The Invisible Load of Supporting Love, Duty and Ambition

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When Support Feels Like a Full-Time Job Bedtime is finally here, again. The house is quiet. But your mind is racing through a never-ending...

Normalized Overwhelm