Deployment
My husband left not too long ago on another military deployment, and we are in the season of separation. I wish I could say that it gets easier. It doesn’t. When my husband left this time around it was tough. Saying goodbye pregnant with a two-year old in tow has a way of pulling at the heartstrings. Our apartment felt a bit lonely. [...]
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MilSpouse LifeHow to Stay Sane and Happily Married During Deployment
Military deployments are tough on relationships, and it’s no secret they can put a real strain between two people. Distance, in fact, does not always make the heart grow fonder. It can feel like distance actually creates more distance, but it doesn’t have to! It is 100 percent possible to grow your relationship and keep a strong military [...]
Learning to Reconnect After a Military Deployment
I remember several years back when my husband was preparing to leave for a military deployment. He was in serious packing mode. Of course, he realized 47 things he forgot to pack the night before he was supposed to leave. Our house looked like it had been ransacked. Stuff flying everywhere. This was our normal. He was leaving for a war [...]
5 Smart Strategies to Improve Post Deployment Communication
If you are a military spouse, you are likely no stranger to deployments and the challenging missions many service members bravely face in the tenuous global climate we live in today. Keeping your marriage strong during deployment and learning to reconnect after a deployment is challenging, yet it can be done. Several years ago my [...]
25+ Military Deployment Self-Improvement Ideas
Whenever my husband is away for work I always see it as an opportunity to really work on myself. To remember the things that I love to do. To remember the things I’ve always wanted to do. And really just to take a good amount of time to invest in growing as a person. Deployment is a great time to do all of those things! So if you are a [...]
How to Embrace Valentine’s Day During a Military Deployment
Thinking back a bit, there are several Valentine’s Days during a deployment that were spent alone in my house. One of the best parts of Valentine’s Day is that if you really want to you can celebrate your love and relationship anytime of the year in a variety of ways. At the same time, I completely understand that spending the romantic [...]
5 Reasons the Heartache of Deployment is Painful After Kids
Nothing makes me cry like a baby more than when my husband says goodbye to our son before deployment. During our last separation, my husband left quietly before dawn. My son and I still sleeping soundly in our own beds, we were oblivious to his stealth disappearance. After waking that morning, the shock of it all hit me. He was gone on [...]
Journey Through Deployment — A Book Review
Deployments are emotional roller coasters, filled with twists and turns, ups and downs, catapulting you in crazy, unexpected directions. As a military wife, I am no stranger to deployments. During the beginnings of my relationship with my now husband, together we journeyed through three deployments in three years. It was an unconventional [...]
