Welcome to Fort Drum! Home of the 10th Mountain Division, and also known as South Canada, the North Country, the Arctic, etc. Contrary to...
Celebrating Mother's Day when your "nest" is empty can be a complex emotional landscape for a military mama. Whether they are deployed, stationed across...
When we got our orders to Millington, TN, I got very excited for the cross-country road trip that would be in our near future....
Military Children are always described as resilient. But what resilience begins in ignorance, in the carefree unawareness of life, just shifting all around them?...
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,...
You probably recognize Bluey. You know who I am talking about. The Blue Heeler dog with the Australian accent. Maybe you haven’t heard the...
March 2026
The morning starts like any other. I pour coffee while my oldest inspects the level of toasting on his toast. I sigh, roll...
When our two oldest boys decided that playing baseball for the Red Sox wasn't in the cards, they needed to make a new plan....
Military Libraries Will Always Feel Like Home
Even while living OCONUS back-to-back in three different countries, one thing has always stayed the same: after every...
We don’t talk about this; not out loud anyway. Not during playgroup, bible study, around the dinner table, and oftentimes not even to our...
We just PCS’ed to Fort Riley, Kansas… not our first move, not our hardest, but somehow it feels different. This year marks 18 years...
I’m a Mother-in-Law… Now What? I asked myself this very question the day my son casually mentioned that his girlfriend might be “the one.”
Truthfully?...
Military Lifestyle
Expectations For When Your Active Duty Child Returns Home
HOORAY! They're coming home!
The season is here for our active duty service daughters and sons to come home. They have been gone for...
