If you are fortunate enough to be stationed in Europe, then the most festive time of the year is rapidly approaching - Christmas Market...
It was October of 2017. Our family had just PCSed back to my home state. My oldest son was four years old, and we...
What is a Third-Culture Kid? Are your kids a part of this?
In 1950, American sociologist Ruth Useem coined the term third-culture kid. This described...
Where I’m from, winter is for oranges and grapefruits. But summertime boasts a myriad of fruits and vegetables. That’s why when I saw strawberries...
I hold my coffee in one hand and my cell phone in the other, thumbing through Instagram. I am working on better social media...
If you have ever been stationed in Japan or had a spouse deployed out here, then you probably know about CoCo’s (Curry House CoCo...
Some goodbyes just suck, don’t they?
If you’re part of a military family, you're probably experienced at saying goodbye and know that some just feel...
This is Part II of Jenny's international move. To read Part I, click here!
Well, I was right. That goodbye did suck!
If you read Part...
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 have the overseas assignment orders. Hurray!
But then you start to think about the logistics of moving overseas with young children...and panic sets...
Would you believe me if I told you that I didn’t really understand the fascination with fall/autumn before we moved to Pennsylvania? It’s true,...
Vicenza, Italy has long been considered one of the Army’s most coveted duty stations. As soon as I realized I would be married to...
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...
