I have some amazing friends, and they live all over the place. I want to be a better friend to them, no matter where...
I lived my entire childhood in one town. Then, I went to college less than 30 minutes away. To say that I feel ill-equipped...
I think it's great how "sensory processing" has made its way into everyday conversations, classroom activities, and mainstream life. A decade or two ago,...
I recently wrote about losing a dear friend to cancer. Knowing that she was dying, my friend went through her scrapbooks and photo albums,...
Across the U.S., school districts are desperate to hire additional substitute teachers.
Some districts and states have gone so far as to lower or...
There’s a meme that’s been around for a while that says, “How do you talk to girls about their bodies? You don’t!”
When I...
In the Broadway musical “Rent,” the cast sings a song about measuring time in "Seasons of Love." As military families we are familiar with...
The photos were amazing. One friend, fresh off a PCS move to Germany, shared how she’s so quickly decorated and made their place a...
While military life definitely has its sacrifices and hardships, there are many things I am going to miss about being a military spouse.
My...
“A feeling normally as individual as the ache of separation from those one loves, suddenly became a feeling in which all shared alike and,...
There will be times when you are struggling to connect and find support in your community.
It kind of comes with the territory, right? You...
“You have got to stand up and go to bed,” my husband said, standing outside the bathroom door.
“No. Just let me sit here. I...
Military Lifestyle
The Navy Has Taken, But It Has Also Given
Recently my husband and I were chatting, and he jokingly said, “The two things the Navy has taken from me are my singing voice...
