Tag: PCS
Our Family PCS’ed During The Pandemic
My husband is Army Reserves. For the last 18 months, we have been on active duty orders and stationed in Fort Rucker, Alabama. What...
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times – A Tale...
You know it well, friends. Your orders are cut. Your new life is just around the corner. You have only a few short months...
Waiting for a Pineapple Assignment
Everyone has a "dream base". That one base that seems so unrealistic actually to get, but it is everything you want. For us it was...
My Decorating Style? Call it Military Chic
My daughter recently asked me what my decorating style is; an odd question since my house had also been her house for eighteen years....
Moving Out of Our Old House and into Our New Lives
Moving is never easy. Since I’ve done it six times in ten years, I sort of go on auto-pilot: arrange for movers, declutter closets,...
The World is Judging Me: The Lie We Tell Ourselves
I pressed the fingertips of both hands between my eyes, rubbing intently, occasionally flaring out to massage my temples, as well. The bright lights...
The Military Spouse’s Guide to Making Mom Friends
I glanced around the park, looking for the group I was supposed to meet. Was the woman with the jogging stroller from Hike it...
Goodbye Mayberry: A Farewell to Fort Leavenworth
Military life can sometimes feel like a never-ending series of puddle jumps. Two years here, one year there—even less, sometimes. Making the effort to...
For My Daughter on Her First Birthday
My daughter just turned one, and I keep crying about it.
It’s been a year since this little one came careening into the world two...
The End Of An Era :: Why Retiring My Passport Has...
I just booked the last trip I will take with my current passport. While I am not normally a sentimental person, I am oddly...
Living in the Moment when the Moment’s About to End
These days, the first thing anyone asks me is, “Are you ready for the move?” We’re PCSing in six weeks. I should be deep...
Grit and Heart (and Also Quite Smart): This Is What Military...
Military families make up less than 0.5 percent of the American population.
Though we have been at war since 9/11, few Americans have served in...