It is a familiar tale. Boy meets girl, boy pursues girl, boy and girl fall in love and live happily ever after. But in...
Let me start off by saying, any spouse who supports his or her service member in any branch of service - I salute you...
Over the years my self-care needs have changed. For me, self-care used to mean going out of the house and being away from my...
Growing up, I had no clue that I was an introvert. Somehow, I had this perception that introverted people were shy bookworms who stayed...
"What do you think about me signing up for a 10-day meditation retreat this summer?" my husband casually asked me as we were eating...
I always loved reading. There were three children's books that I read (by memory, is that still reading?) to my dad every night for...
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...
I’m FINALLY learning to embrace my saggy bottom britches, body parts descending, stretch marks showing, varicose vein-wearing, laugh-lines growing, middle-aged body of mine.
I recently...
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...
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...
Military Lifestyle
What if 20 Years Isn’t the End?
8 states and 11 moves is what we have accomplished so far since my husband enlisted in the Coast Guard 20 years ago, with...
