Tag: deployment
12 Things I Did While My Husband Was Deployed 12 Months
We were on vacation when the official word came through - my husband would be deploying with the National Guard for one year. 12...
I’m Tired of Being a Military Spouse
We've been doing this military thing for 16 years...enough time that I'm officially not a newbie in this role as a spouse; I'd even...
Keeping the Spark During Deployment
As a military spouse and sexologist, I get this question a lot: how do you keep the spark during deployment? How do you connect...
I Wrote in Pen, But The Military Had Other Plans
I wrote in pen. I should never have written in that diary with pen.
"There is strong, there is Army strong. And then there is...
The Truth About Distance and the Military
Communicating the difficulties of military life to our civilian friends is something with which milspouses are intimately familiar. They often struggle to grasp the...
Awesome Books Every Military Kid Needs in Their Life
We give military kids so much credit (and rightly so), but they sometimes need a little TLC along the way to help them realize...
I Wasn’t Made for This Life
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
A question I am almost certain that all of us have been asked at least...
18 Ways to Provide Support During a Deployment
Surviving deployments and even extended TDYs can take a lot out of everyone.
The emotional roller coaster leading up to the goodbye; manning the day...
Air Force Ace: A Children’s Book About Deployment
Every so often in life, you get to a duty station and you find a tribe that makes your time there so, so easy....
5 Ways to Prepare your Child for Deployment
Five weeks.
My husband was home for a measly five weeks when he got orders for his next deployment. That marked four deployments within...
Recognizing the Difference Between Feeling Lonely and Being Alone
“Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just want to go home
Oh I miss you, you know”
~ Michael Bublé “Home”
When...
How to Break the Deployment Curse
If we were having coffee, I would tell you this is one of those days where we should be drinking wine instead. You see,...