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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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What to wear to Homecoming

The deployment is almost over. You may have a homecoming date. You may even have a time which will of course change several times I am sure. But what in the world are you suppose to wear? You might be feeling pressure to dress a certain way or spend a...
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Relocation Made Easier, Part 2: Moving Day Tips – Save Time, Energy and Your Sanity on Moving Day!

This is Part 2 in a four-part series covering nearly every aspect of a military PCS move. In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here: What to Expect and Pre-Move Tips for Your Next PCS Following these tips will help you transition into your moving day with...
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Renting in the Military

Moving in the military holds it’s own problems and stresses. From the frequency to unpacking – never-mind trying to find somewhere to live once you get there. Moving to Ft. Bliss held a lot of challenges for us. We had never been here, and with 3 weeks notice we weren’t...
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Traveling alone with kids

Being a Military wife there are going to be times when you will have to travel alone. If you have kids, you will have to travel alone with kids. Although I don’t make this a habit, because of the Military I have had to travel several times with just me...
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10 Books for Children Who Have a Deployed Parent

Deployment takes a toll on children often in completely different ways than adults. Most of the time, young children are unable to verbalize how they feel. They may act out, have nightmares, lose interest in things they loved, become picky with foods, have a hard time sleeping – all of...
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Helping kids though a deployment

One of the hardest things about getting through a deployment with kids is knowing how hard it can be for them. They might not totally understand what is going on or they might have a very difficult time missing one of their parents through a long time of being apart....
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Are FRGs worth your time?

In the Army we have what are called FRGs. They stand for “Family Readiness Group” and are usually made up of the spouses from the same Company that your soldier is apart of. Sometimes they have FRGs at the unit level. When you first move to a new place, you...
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Ways for a Military Wife to Prepare for a Deployment

With the mess going on overseas, as well as just knowing what your husband signed up for in the military, there comes that feeling of knowing any moment life could drastically change with a few words. “I’ve got orders to deploy.” Preparing for a separation, shift of duties, and an...
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Planning a baby around the Military

When my husband joined the Army we had one 13-month old boy. We knew we wanted more children but as we quickly learned, we would have to plan it around the Military. We are not alone. Many Military families have to plan their families around Military schedules, deployments and pcs...
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