Military Spouse Madness
If you think March Madness is just about basketball, you’re wrong. The event pulls more national television revenue than any ...
Month: March 2015
The Bachelor and Military Love
The other night I watched the finale of this season of the Bachelor. I was texting back and forth with ...
Cheers! Why We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Top o’ the morning to you! Just in case you missed the memo, today is the day to enjoy all ...
Storknesting: Pregnancy Care in the Military
From left to right Amanda Elliot (Storknest Sponsor), Sandy Cox (Storknest Sponsor Liaison), Kelly Rodriguez (Storknest Sponsor), Marissa Mordente (Storknest ...
Deployment Battle Plan
1. Stay Busy This might be the advice you hear most from other spouses who have been through a deployment. ...
Dear Mindy, I’m Scared Sick
Dear Mindy, I am newly married and my husband just finished basic training. We are set on our very first ...
Racing Facebook: Respecting the Power of Social Media
By Jill Qualters “I am your worst nightmare.” On Sept. 22, 2013, Theresa Jones opened her front door to find three ...
Hiding in the Silent Ranks
I have always been patriotic at heart. Growing up and even now, still I romanticize about the sacrifice, loss and ...
Deployment by the Numbers
7 months, 217 Days, .59 years… It sounds so small, so precise, so easily attainable. So much has happened though, ...
Think Like A Toddler and Ask Why
You’ve met Susan and Elena of Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting for your Family. They are moms, military spouses, and advocating ...
In-laws Who Don’t Play Nice
They say when you get married you don’t just get your spouse, you get the whole family. Sometimes that’s a ...
Just a Retiree Spouse
By Mindy Brewster JUST a retiree spouse. I know it has been talked about before. A little thing called stereotypes. ...
6 Ways to Beat Retailers and Score Big
Has your tax return hit your bank account yet? While many people will put that money into savings, some may ...
5 Things to Consider BEFORE You Adopt a Pet
Is Your Military Family Ready for a Pet? The very first day I moved to be with my husband Ryan, ...
Financial Infidelity
Could your spouse look at you and accuse you of infidelity? Not adultery, but infidelity. Or could you point the ...
Kindness and Friendship
Life is better with friends. Life is better when we show kindness to others. We all need friends, don’t we? ...
When Your Base Sucks
When my husband got the call that he was going to be accepted in the Air Force there were a ...
Everyone Is An Advocate Series
In our last installment of “Everyone is an Advocate” you met Elena and Susan who are Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting ...
