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Making the Most of Christmas with Your Spouse

A lot of people talk about how to get through the holidays and especially Christmas while a family member is deployed, but I wanted to touch on a different subject: making the most of the holidays when your spouse IS home. My husband’s first deployment was last year and he...
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Christmas and the Military: 9 Must Read Books for All Ages

There isn’t any time like Christmas to curl up and read a good book by the fire. It’s also the perfect time to learn more about special and different Christmas stories that have happened all over the world, or that elaborate on families missing a member during the holidays. There...
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5 Myths about Military Life

I have been an Army wife for a little over 7 years now. Before my husband joined I had some idea about Military life, but I really didn’t know what it truly meant to be married to a soldier. A lot of people don’t. If you don’t have a close...
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5 Things to Know When Your Child Joins the Military

As an Army wife and mother to three young boys the prospect of my children one day joining the military obviously makes me proud. It would, however, be a lie to say it doesn’t scare me as well. As someone familiar with the ins and outs of military life I...
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Thankful: The Army Edition

In keeping with the theme of thankfulness in November, I wanted to share what I’m grateful for in my life – but with a military twist. Sometimes it’s so easy to forget all the good things that come from a life when you or your spouse is in service, so...
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A Christmas Dinner

A guest post from David J. Karwoski - John was a disabled Vietnam veteran who struggled with debilitating health issues as a result of the war. His daily struggles centered around diabetes, peripheral neuropathy and residual problems from malaria—not to mention the several pounds of metal used to hold his...
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Celebrating the Holidays During a Deployment

If you are a Military family, most likely you and your spouse have been away from each other during the holiday season. The holidays can be a difficult time when your spouse is deployed. You may even feel like you don’t want to celebrate it or that it is pointless...
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Staying Connected During the Holidays

As the holidays approach many of our military families will be spending them apart, some for the first time. While deployments inherently have an enormous amount of challenges the holidays can be even more stressful. Here are six ways families can connect when separated during the holidays. Skype If your...
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The Military Man’s Guide to Pregnancy: The Top 10 Last-Minute Preparations

So, you’ve made it through almost nine months of taking care of your wife through it all: Her mood swings, her stress, her pain. You’ve probably heard nothing but nonstop conversation about the baby – decorating his or her new little room, picking out strollers, what brand of diaper to...
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No, Spouses Don’t Have the Hardest Job in the Military

There is a bumper sticker/saying/catch phrase you see all over the place that says, “Military Wife: Toughest Job in the Military.” Um. No. And I have a real issue with this. My husband has the toughest job in our home. Hands down. I don’t care if I had 6 kids...
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