Learn how to respond to your complaining child using "wants" and "wishes" phrases. Free printable list with the positive parenting phrases to stop a whining child. I arrived at my daughter's daycare in the afternoon to pick her up. My son was with me, and as he exited the car, he picked up a [...]
Archives for March 2017
What Military Families Wish You Knew About Homecoming
I laid there wide awake at 4:46 am. Couldn't sleep. I hadn't seen my service member in over seven months, and now he was in my bed. This is the reality of a military homecoming. My brain and body were in fight or flight mode. I was exhausted preparing for homecoming. I desperately wanted everything to be "just so." The homecoming date [...]
10 Unique Baby Shower Invitations That Will Make Your Guests Smile
Inside: Use these unique baby shower invitations to create excitement around your event. Almost unlimited color options and custom samples to view. This post is sponsored by Basic Invite. Overwhelm: Preparing for motherhood that was the first word that always came to mind. I had no idea where to begin or prepare. Choosing a car [...]
When Your Child Keeps Getting Out of Bed, Remember This…
My oldest is out of bed for the fourth time this evening. Part of me is frustrated and angry. I want to claim that time for myself. To recharge. To have a moment without the kids. But there is another part of me. A part that can’t help but smile. A part that pats the couch cushion and invites him to come sit. A part of me that needs [...]
How to Find Support After Your Service Member Returns Home From War
Today I wanted to welcome Patti Katter, a Certified Life Coach and Military & Program Coordinator at Hope For The Warriors. She is going to share a bit about the amazing work she is doing with military families and how you can use Hope For The Warriors as a resource on your military life journey. Take it away [...]
6 Reasons Why Every Military Spouse Should Keep a Journal
Military life is stressful, which typically doesn't mix well if you're Type A compulsive planner (that's me). I like to make plans and keep plans. The military likes to make plans and change plans. PCS moves, deployments, and homecoming (the typical military life pillars) occur and anxiety immediately sets in. At least some of [...]
Q&A: The Breastfeeding Shop Talks Free Breast Pumps Through Tricare
Preparing for the arrival of a new baby is overwhelming all on it's lonesome. Add military spouse into the equation, a possible surprise separation and family living 1,047 miles from your current duty station, and you've got an explosion of overwhelm. The last thing you want to worry about is a boatload of TRICARE paperwork to [...]
One Simple Phrase That Will Get Your Kids to Cooperate
I felt increasingly anxious about leaving the house on time. My kids don’t do well when they are rushed, and considering we went to bed late the night before, we started our morning routine about 30 minutes later than usual. I ran around like I was operating a NASCAR pit stop. Pack lunches. Check. Feed kids breakfast. [...]
5 Genius Tricks That Make Traveling with Military Kids Easy
At seven months pregnant, I waddled over to my empty red suitcase and flipped it open. My eyes glanced over at the pile of clean laundry sitting in a basket to the left. To the right, toys and toiletries sat in another pile. I sat there for a moment staring at the mounds of belongings that needed to fit into one (very small looking) [...]
The Brutally Honest Guide for Surviving the First Week of Deployment
In many ways, military deployments are such a part of our lives now that I don’t even blink when it’s about to happen. Or at least that’s what I think in my mind. Then it actually happens, and I feel this overwhelming sense of stress, anxiety, distance and disgust with the whole thing. Ugh. Deployment. How I loathe thee. Each [...]