Tag: PCS
Cognitive Restructuring for the Military Spouse: How to Turn Your...
Ever feel like you’re on a merry-go-round of negativity? Like your gut reactions line up a liiiiittle too well with Debbie Downer?
Then you might...
5 Tips for Kids in Military Families
Being a military kid is hard! You might not have a lot of choice in where you live or what you do. There are...
Why Some Days I Don’t Want to be Thanked For My...
"Thank you for your service!"
The cashier at the commissary smiled cheerfully as she handed my ID back to me.
I usually answer with a polite,...
10 Reasons You’ll Love Being Stationed at Sheppard AFB
(Disclaimer: If you are one of my friends who live in Wichita Falls, Texas, and you are NOT military, close your eyes and scroll...
Killing Time Without Losing My Mind: How Magnetic Blocks Kept Me...
This summer we moved overseas. For about 2.5 months, we lived in a variety of housing situations — the majority of the time spent...
5 Friends I Can’t Live Without
Every time I move, like a lot of you, I find it challenging to make new friends. I like to keep in touch with...
10 Reasons You Will Love Being Stationed in Arizona
You may be stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB, Luke AFB, Ft. Huachuca or Yuma, but no matter where you are, there are plenty of reasons...
Helping Kids Prosper Through PCS Season: Part 2
When my daughter began struggling with a season of Permanent Changes of Station (PCS) that resulted in a handful of family and friends leaving...
5 Things I Miss about Germany (and 5 Things I Don’t!)
We were stationed in Stuttgart, Germany for two years. The plan was to be there for three, but of course, plans are for losers.
It...
Helping Kids Prosper Through PCS Season: Part 1
Like most military families, we’ve had our fair share of difficult moves. There was the time morning sickness began on day two of our...
5 Ways Living In Italy Changed How I View the World
When we first found out we were being stationed at Aviano Air Force Base in Italy, I felt both excited and overwhelmed. As many...
How to Decide Whether Language Immersion Education is Right for Your...
One of the most stressful decisions we make as parents is where to send our children to school. If you are a military family,...