MilSpouse Life
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Finest Hours. All opinions are 100% mine. The email read, “There are no words to describe how much I need you right now.” In an instant, I knew everything was about to change for me as a military spouse. As I sat safely at the comfort of my kitchen table in coastal North Carolina, I [...]
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Military ResourcesHow to Conquer a PCS Move with Pets (And Not Regret It)
Over the past 6 years of marriage my husband and I have done countless military PCS moves with pets. Mostly with our oldest kitty Missy, and this latest time with our newest adoptions Marshmallow and Mittens--8 month old kittens. Over the years we have learned the hard way how to successfully conquer a PCS move and how not [...]
5 Beautiful Life Lessons Military Kids Will Teach You
The house was calm for the first time in a few weeks. It felt weird. My military kids were playing together on the living room floor with all of their army toys for kids we purchased to help them cope with their daddy being away. I was plopped on my ottoman with my hands wrapped around a hot cup of coffee. In the weeks prior, things were [...]
The Problem With PCS Moves You Never See Coming
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT. All opinions are 100% mine. After 8 hours of overseeing the moving company pack up our belongings, our home was nearly empty. Together my husband and I sat on the landing of the stairs sipping on the last two sodas that remained in our fridge minutes [...]
What No One Tells You About The Military Spouse Community
At age two and three months, my toddler learned how to open doors. It was my worst nightmare is a parent. Now I had a child who could escape. God help us all. He could also open the pantry and fridge when I wasn’t looking. I swear I was only in the bathroom for exactly two minutes. When I returned, there he was standing on the third [...]
DeploymentHow Strong Military Spouses Rock Deployments
I peeled my body out of bed at 5 am, washed my face with Noxzema and headed straight for the kitchen. Even as a military spouse in the middle of deployment, I can’t help but creep my way out of bed to greet the stillness of morning. [...]
The Biggest Mistake a Military Spouse Can Make
Bouncing a baby on her right hip, she looked away from me and stared out the window. Then slowly and carefully—sentence by sentence—she revealed what was haunting her as a military spouse. “I was 19 when I quit college to elope with my husband. I was 20 when I got pregnant with my daughter. It wasn’t planned. It just happened. I mean, [...]
What Military Families Need to Know About Identity Theft
Two weeks ago I was checking my credit card balance online. I saw three purchases that about made my heart jump out of my chest. $786.92 TGI Fridays $109.34 Hampton Inn $36.00 McKenzie Markets I knew right away it was a series of fraudulent purchases. We live overseas and there are no TGI Fridays, Hampton Inns, or McKenzie Markets. [...]
Military Spouses and Teaching: What You Need to Know
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Teach For America. All opinions are 100% mine. I remember sitting in high school math wracking my brain over algebra. I struggled to figure out each painstaking problem. My brain could not make sense of the numbers. My heart thumped against my chest with each passing moment. My forehead [...]
How to Respond When Your Military Child Feels Anxious
I watched the military child stand next to his daddy in uniform. He was saying goodbye that day. Simply by looking at him, you could tell this little boy utilized every ounce of effort to appear brave. Taking short guppy breaths, two tears rolled down his cheek and onto his red t-shirt. He wore a look that begged anyone to stop the [...]
