There's always been a special place in my heart for Christmas mornings. As children, we'd scurry downstairs in the wee hours to dump the...
Moms. Seriously. We live in Argentina, and if you know anything about Argentina, you know that it might actually be the meat capital of...
On a sunny December morning three years ago, my kids woke up to the sound of Christmas music and the aroma of our traditional...
One of my favorite Christmas songs is Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas Is You." We are currently surviving our fifth deployment, but...
My husband has served in the Air Force for 16 years. I served for four. And in that time, we have never lived in...
Both of our children were born during a tour that was supposed to last four years, and we were only a mere three hours...
Christmas is quickly approaching, and if you're anything like me then you're now entering panic mode.
Between Christmas shopping and budgeting and planning a holiday...
When I married into the military, I wasn't thinking about the perks. Mostly, I was thinking about the challenges, such as long separations and...
I love my children. I love their spunk, their personalities, their joy at the little things, their unpredictability, and their curiosity for the world....
Moving overseas to a military post/base is one thing, but moving overseas to a place that is not affiliated with the military in any...
I once thrived on current events and the daily buzz of world news that streamed to my phone and television.
Now, it seems that...
There are three terms usually used to describe the military spouse who has been living the military life for a while: senior, seasoned and...
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...
