MilSpouse Life
I closed my eyes and buried my head in my hands, trying to catch my breath. This is how every deployment starts. For some reason, there weren’t as many tears this time around. I don’t know, maybe I’m turning into a cold-hardened military spouse who just doesn’t want to care anymore? Then I think about him being gone and the inside of [...]
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I Married “Old” in Military Life, and I’m So Glad I Waited
It had been 6 years. 6 years of a committed relationship filled with love and happiness. 6 years of us growing up from teenagers to young adults. 6 years of a relationship most thought was destined for marriage. And today that relationship was ending. I remember standing inside the garage of the apartment my boyfriend and I [...]
How 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 [...]
Military ResourcesMilitary Life and Money: How to Keep Your Financial House in Order
Before I even met my husband, I was all too familiar with the strain finances can put on even the healthiest of marriages. It’s easy to see how financial infidelity or even simple disagreements can cause discord within a family. All you have to do is turn on the TV to see couples divorcing left and right fighting over money and other [...]
5 Things That Will Save Your Military Marriage
When I married my husband I knew that I hit the jackpot. I am one of those ridiculously type A people. In fact, I would say I am too type A for my own good. It’s like a sickness really. My husband, on the other hand, is a total type B personality. He’s authoritative, yet completely laid back and relaxed even with the most stressful [...]
DeploymentLearning 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 [...]
Mom Life7 Surefire Ways to Sabotage Your Marriage after Kids
I get it. Kids change everything in life. We love them to the ends of the earth, the depths of the ocean, and with our entire mind, body and soul. It’s powerful---the love we have for our children. Some days I find myself just wanting to hug my son all day long. I just want to touch his pillowy cheek to my cheek. Funny enough, I often [...]
