Deployment
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 [...]
MilSpouse Life6 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 [...]
Raising KidsOne 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 [...]
How to Handle Back Talk and Disrespect Like a Parenting Warrior
Inside: Wondering how to handle back talk and disrespect at home? 3 simple steps will immediately shift how your approach, bring understanding and create peace. The back talk, disrespect and whining started the second he got into the car with me. “I’m not eating that!” he scowled. Apparently, the snack I brought [...]
Military Resources6 Budget-Friendly Ways Military Families Can Make a House Feel Like Home
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I pulled into the driveway, turned the car off and sat for a minute with the keys in my hand. These weren’t just any set of keys. For my husband and I, they meant opportunity, love and new beginnings. We were newlyweds, and the keys resting in [...]
7 Myths About Tricare for Military Families…Debunked
If there is one thing about military marriage that surprised me, it is the massive learning curve that occurs once joining Tricare. After my husband and I got married, we hopped into our SUV and took a week long road trip from the midwest back to coastal Carolina where we lived. I specifically remember driving through the country roads [...]
To the Military Spouse Who is Tired
Inside this post: Learn how printable positive affirmations for military spouses can decrease stress, increase happiness and boost mood. I was at home working when my husband messaged me. Another work trip came up and he thought it was best to go. Instead of telling me that he’s for sure going, he likes to do this thing where he [...]
