How long have you been a part of the military? This doesn’t have to be as active duty. You also can be “just” the...
I figured my mother to be a huge crime-book enthusiast as I was coming of age. She used to incessantly say that her biggest...
There are things in life to look forward to with eager anticipation; a deployment is not one of them.
For us, the dreaded deployment is underway and...
Spring is finally in the air, and Permanent Change of Station, better known as PCS season, is almost upon us! Are you one of...
Parents have completely ruined Easter Egg Hunts.
Last year was the first and last time I will ever take my kid to an Easter Egg...
I vividly remember the day we got our orders for Oklahoma City. My husband just finished preliminary training and getting our selection that day...
It was all about the title for our March book club selection, A Stranger in the House, by Shari Lapena. A little intrigue, a...
Yes, that is the unofficial slogan for this West Texas town, population 115,930.
By the time we finally move this summer, we will have lived...
I have three sons: 7, 4, and 1 1/2.
I was unable to breastfeed any of them longer than eight weeks. I have what is...
I have been called Super-Mom on many occasions. I give a little smile and say “thanks” out of the side of my mouth. Of...
I've never been extremely comfortable at the gym.
For me, it feels a bit like visiting someone's house. Not really a stranger, but maybe a...
We’ve all been there. That dreaded phone call.
“Orders came in. Are you sitting down?”
“Yes…” A prickly anticipation fills the air, like your foot falling...
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...
