My husband was on flight duty when I received the 2:00 a.m. phone call. We were stationed at the infamous Ft. Drum in Upstate...
I don't have the licensing rights to share a picture of Mel Gibson in Braveheart, nor do I have the dedication to paint my...
I've been a military spouse for five years, and in those five years I've come to realize that military life is a confusing roller...
Tim had a deployment when Jacob, our oldest, had just turned two. It was hard to know how to talk about it with him then—he...
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...
Military Lifestyle
When PCS Life Disconnects You from Yourself
There’s this feeling I always get right after, sometimes even during, a PCS where it feels like life disconnects me from myself. Like I’m...
