Getting to Know You (After Four Years of Marriage)
Guess what! A couple years ago—roughly two years into our marriage—I realized my husband was purposely goofing up the dishwasher loading and unloading so that I would quit asking him to do it! I know!...
View ArticleSending Your Love in Letters
If you’ve ever attempted to write a love letter, you know it isn’t always the easiest thing. Where do you begin, what do you say, how do you say it? Does spritzing it with perfume make it a love...
View ArticleSeasonal Friendships
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. ~Brian A. Chalker I’ve always been selective about who I...
View ArticleThankful for My “Other” Family
It is hard to be so far away from family when you live overseas. It is hard not making quick trips home to see family a few times a year, especially at holidays and birthdays. It is hard having your...
View ArticleSpeak Your Spouse’s Stress Language
The stress divide is clearly defined in our house. I am guaranteed to overreact about everything from running late to a messy house and my husband almost always underreacts (by my overreacting...
View ArticleGuest Blog: 5 Ways to Say Thank You
Blogger Biography: Lisa is a Marine wife and mother of two. She has been through three deployments and four moves in her eight years as a military wife. She uses her passion for writing as a way to...
View ArticleBuilding Camaraderie in a Non-Deployable Unit
My husband’s first unit in the military was a high tempo one, meaning they deployed often and regularly to war zones. As a new spouse it was overwhelming, but I had a built in support network of other...
View ArticleKeeping Love Alive
Twenty-five years, six kids and a lot of life in the military later there have been some difficult moments for sure. Bills, car repairs, laundry, emotional crisis, failure, grief, loss, loneliness,...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Dates on a Budget
Seriously, is it time for Valentine’s Day already? I’m still trying to resuscitate our bank account after all of that holiday spending when Cupid swoops in and demands the purchase of heart-shaped...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Moving On: How to Say Goodbye to Your Friends
Blogger Biography: Cheryle is a 10-year military spouse who has lived away from her husband longer than they’ve been under the same roof. Now that they are transitioning into the retirement stage, a...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Eight Things To Know About Military Husbands
Blogger Biography: James is a supportive husband to his active duty wife of 11 years and constantly blogs on his experiences as a Navy husband and a father to their two beautiful kids. His blogs...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Moments to Cherish
Blogger Biography: Cheryle is a 10-year military spouse who has lived away from her husband longer than they’ve been under the same roof. Now that they are transitioning into the retirement stage, a...
View ArticleBe a Friend to Have a Friend
We have all heard the phrase “Be a friend to have a friend.” Have you ever stopped to think about what this phrase REALLY means? I believe that we all crave true serious friendships with at least a few...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Taking the First New Step
Blogger Biography: Krystel and her husband have been married four years and have three small children together. They are living in England and enjoying their new community. Krystel is a student and she...
View ArticleTalk To Me Baby: Communicating With Your Spouse
When I think of communicating with MY spouse, I think back to several conversations we have had over the years and one particular discussion sticks out in my mind. Even though my military man is a...
View ArticleYour Military Marriage: Dating Your Spouse!
Let’s face it. Being in a military marriage has all sorts of challenges. On top of work schedules, kids’ schedules and life, we have to add in fun things like deployments, temporary duty assignments...
View ArticleKeeping in Touch With Friends
We are moving. When you hear these words, do you shout for joy, begin researching your new duty station or run straight to a tub of ice cream, call your friends and bemoan your fate? Well, I have done...
View ArticleME TIME: Make It Happen
I’m a mother and a grandmother. Four of my six children still live at home. I’m also a wife, daughter, granddaughter and sister. In addition, I’m a best friend, co-worker, PTA parent, lacrosse mom,...
View ArticleSticks and Stones Versus Words That Kinda Hurt Me
Ouch. The words sunk deep and hard into my gut. I read them again. The punishment from reading them twice was apparently not enough. I hesitate to admit that somewhere in my psyche I wanted them to...
View ArticleMore Than DNA
When you hear the word “family,” what do you envision? If you were born 100 years ago, you would automatically assume it was the traditional mom, dad and 11 siblings. In today’s 21st century world,...
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