I have 3 Army kids. 2 are walking and talking and school age. The 3rd is a roly-poly baby with no opinions except that...
‘Where do you call home?’... an innocent enough question on the surface, but what home means to a military family is far from simple.
It’s...
I can't help it. I get misty-eyed every year on Veteran's Day. I see men lined up in uniform on a stage at the...
I have been associated with the military my entire life; an association that spans three generations of service. In a previous blog I wrote...
After a thousand mile road trip, I finally asked my sister the question I wasn’t sure I wanted the answer to, “Do you...
"You should write novels with military themes since you're a military spouse."
I cringe every time I hear these words. Not the part about writing...
Hearing “Happy Memorial Day” never sits well for me as an American, veteran, and military spouse.
Although often well-intended, Americans muddle the greetings with...
Our grey Toyota Corolla shuddered to a stop again, wrenching my body. I looked at my dad with tears in my eyes. “I’m never...
I have recently become the Ombudsman at my husbands command, and this is my first time in this role. I really wish I would've...
I am no stranger to packing or unpacking a home.
When my husband and I were both active-duty and dual military, we moved numerous times...
“Why do we have to move again?” my 10 year-old asked, demanding an answer.
“Well, because the Army gave us orders to move to...
It formally began on a cold hard chair in an impersonal room, as so many of these lessons do. I’d had smaller assignments for...
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...
