It's hard for me to write this. Nearly 18 months have passed, and the grief still feels fresh. Almost a year and a half...
I grew up living the life of a "military brat." My dad served in the Air Force for twenty years. We used the term "military brat"...
#10 Overcoming A Life-Threatening Food Allergy With Oral Immunotherapy
"As my daughter’s world continues to increase in size, my world feels more out of control....
I know that December is a busy month for all of us. Between school functions, concerts, work parties, holiday traditions, and time with family...
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...
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...
