Leading up to a deployment, we’re all hanging on by a thread -- walking through our days strong but broken. The strands that hold...
Marriage and motherhood are no piece of cake. I try to stay on top of things around the house, and I try to keep...
One of the amazing benefits of military service is the use of your Veteran's Administration Home Loan! Without a VA loan, many service members...
It’s no secret we mommas turn to Google when we find out where our new duty station is going to be. As soon as...
In honor of summertime and Father's Day last week, I'm sharing my dad's recipe for his amazing bourbon barbecue sauce. Not only will you...
According to the ever popular and always factually correct Wikipedia, "Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds,...
It always starts the same way.
The phone calls and text messages.
There has been an accident.
A jet crash at our base.
The last time it happened,...
“Just relax, it will happen when it’s time!”
“Have you tried _____??”
“Oh, it took us 3 whole months to get pregnant, I know exactly how...
First things first: I’m a bit of an absentminded slob, which I know is incongruous for an editor whose job is all about the...
When a friend’s birthday is coming up, I usually know what I want to buy her months in advance. When Christmas rolls around and...
When it comes to gun control in America, opinions typically fall somewhere on a spectrum, with no distinct middle ground. There is a lot...
The perfect deployment outfit is a must.
But let's be clear, I'm not talking about that thoughtfully put together ensemble you'll wear to greet your...
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...
