Schedule / Routine
Inside: This mealtime hack is so simple, but works! If you're wondering how to get a toddler to eat vegetables, try this first before stressing over family dinners. Perfect for when your kids won't eat. You know how the story goes, right? Toddler whines incessantly before dinner about how hungry and thirsty they are. Dinner [...]
Deployment21 Best Deployment Quotes for Military Spouses and Significant Others
Inside: Deployment quotes for military spouses and significant others that will make your heart skip a beat. They're the perfect set of military wife quotes to inspire you during the ups and downs of deployment. I remember the first deployment goodbye after I fell in love with a service member. Painful doesn't even begin to [...]
Military Resources3 Truths About Getting Stationed in Okinawa
Inside: Getting stationed in Okinawa? These are three things that transformed our time there for the better. Plus, a life lesson that came full circle at the end of our three years in Japan. I never expected leaving the US for Okinawa to feel as hard as it did. We did volunteer to go after all, and if I’m being honest, we wanted [...]
How to Put a Toddler to Sleep Fast
Inside: Are you struggling answer the question, "How to put a toddler to sleep fast?" After helping frustrated and exhausted parents for years, I've put my best kept secrets into one list for helping toddlers fall asleep faster than ever. Our bedtime battle reached the two hour mark. Round after round, my toddler daughter and I [...]
MilSpouse LifeThe Giant Guide of Books Written by Military Spouses
Inside: The ultimate guide of books written by military spouses and includes books about military life, fiction and informative guides. If you are looking for a good book to read, check out these incredible titles written by and for military spouses. As a military spouse and published author, I am always looking out for fellow [...]
Raising KidsKids Talking Back? Stop the Sass, Create Peace with Two Techniques.
Inside: Whether you're dealing with a 3 year-old talking back, a 4 year-old talking back or a 12 year-old talking back, these two powerful techniques are simple and can completely change the dynamics with your child. About a year ago, I was going through my perpetual scroll of Facebook when I came across something that stopped me [...]
25+ Best Deployment Resources For Military Spouses
Deployments are challenging, no matter how many you have been through. But these programs and organizations are here to make life just a little bit easier for military spouses going through deployment. Most are available throughout the country, so get the support you need from these deployment resources for military spouses. Generally [...]
The Most Powerful Way to Respond When Your Child Feels Hurt
My heart fell into a deep pit in my stomach. I couldn’t escape the painful feeling of a punch into the gut. But the truth is this wasn’t about me. It was about my son. He came home from playing at the park with his friends...bawling. The tears were coming so fast, I could barely understand what he was saying. He fumbled [...]
Mom Life15 Calming Essential Oils That Create Feelings of Peace and Contentment
Inside: How to use calming essential oils to help support your emotional well-being. This includes using essential oils for sleep and calming essential oils to help us relax not just in the evening, but throughout the day! For a moment, my husband and I collapsed into the couch the other night. Staring out into space, my mind went [...]
Why I Threw Away Our Deployment Countdown
It was a rare weekend morning where I was up before our two kids, ages seven and five. I poured myself the first of what would likely be many cups of coffee, and for just a few moments, enjoyed a little silence before the chaos of the weekend would start. Birthday parties, practices, laundry, mandatory fun and multiple obligations -- all [...]
