Jillian Johnson
12 Memes to Get You Through PCS Season
If you’re anything like me, you speak “meme.” Memes have been adopted as a universal language in which we communicate… Read More
Changes to 2023 PCS Entitlements You Need to Know
The PCS move is perhaps the most chaotic part of military life, next to deployment. Whether you Do It Yourself… Read More
5 Creative Christmas Ideas on a Budget
My family’s first Christmas in the military looked very different than it does now. Our family lived in a tiny… Read More
I Missed My Mother’s Funeral and This is How I’m Processing It
Military families have a unique struggle in that they aren’t always able to “be there” for special events. Weddings, birthdays,… Read More
9 Things Not To Say To LGBTQ+ Military Members and Spouses, and What to Say Instead
June 1969 saw an uprising, known as the Stonewall Riots, that helped spark the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and what… Read More
Fixing the Plastic Problem: One Military Spouse is Saving Our Oceans One Toy at a Time
See Inside When talking about her journey to entrepreneurship, Kate Reimann says it happened completely by accident. As an accomplished… Read More
6 Practical Coping Skills to Handle Your Stress
Military life is a stressful ordeal for even the most resilient of spouses. We are expected to be resilient, adaptable,… Read More
What To Do When Your Family Is “In Limbo”
“Hurry up and wait.” Every military spouse is at least familiar with this phrase. The majority of us have actually… Read More
When You Can’t Travel Home for the Holidays
One harsh truth I have learned about military life is that it isn’t always possible to go home for the… Read More
4 Holidays to Celebrate This Season Besides Christmas
The holiday season is here, and, for most of us, that means we are preparing for Christmas, and shortly after,… Read More
4 Creative Ways to Connect to Your Deployed Spouse During the Holidays
Deployment during the holidays is not a new concept for military families. Instead of wallowing in sorrow at the thought… Read More
The 5 Best Military Friendly® Work From Home Occupations for Military Spouses
If you’re a military spouse looking for a career that can PCS with you wherever you go, remote work may… Read More
Red Thread Encourages Women to Explore Their Own Womanhood
Imagine being a military spouse looking for community in a time of strife, and you wind up finding not only… Read More
What If I Don’t Want To Go Back to ‘Normal’ After the Pandemic?
See inside Before the pandemic, if I asked you what normal life looked like, what would be the first thing… Read More
5 Ways That Your Spouse Can Still Be an Involved Parent While They Are Deployed
My husband and I co-parent well, and we have always been present as a team when it comes to our… Read More
9 Things Your Milspouse Friend with ADHD Wants You to Know
I’ve always known I was different. Growing up, I was always baffled at how easily my peers did “normal” things,… Read More
Why the Air Force Needs to Adopt the Family Readiness Group Model For Deployment Support
Deployments are a hardship that military families endure on a regular basis. If you belong to a military family, whether… Read More
5 Popular Majors for Military Spouses in 2021 (and the Jobs That Go Along With Them)
The path to education is always evolving, especially majors for military spouses. With more accredited majors being offered digitally, spouses… Read More