Why is it so late? I stare at the cursor on the screen blinking numbingly at me. A metronome of impatient,...

Let me be real honest here. Me + deployments = embracing a special brand of mediocrity.   And, surprisingly, I’m...

I dig my husband. It’s true. He’s totally my best friend, and I lo-o-o-ve spending time with him. He just...

Sometimes, I’m not okay. I’m not ashamed or afraid to admit it. Too often, when we struggle – and I mean...

They’re home. After days, weeks, months, or years of paper chains, calendar cross-offs, or your 400th empty diet Dr. Pepper...

cover pc: Julie Pease Featured on the 2016 December cover of Military Spouse Magazine is a beautifully idyllic scene taken by an...

Shared on Marriage.com Here’s a Jeopardy factoid for you (you can thank me later): Over time and under intense heat...

When I was in 1st grade, my BESTFRIENDINTHEWHOLEWIDEWORLDOHMAHGOSH broke up with me on the bus on the way to school....

Let me tell you a story. A few months ago, the ambulance was called for a little boy in my...

I spent this morning running the well-managed trails that wind through my community. (I wasn’t particularly looking forward to this...

Let’s jump right into it: The FRG. We’ve had our share of them, yes? Family Readiness Groups were created with...

I really dig this time of year. And by dig, I definitely mean that I really dig myself into a...

Let’s get this straight. “Surviving holiday madness” really means, in my overly unbiased opinion, to avoid it altogether. So, here...

Whew! You did it. The despairingly stomach-churning deployment goodbye is done. You’ve made a serious dent in your Costco-sized tissue...

Moving is the pits. I’d rather scrub grout blind-folded with a toothbrush in between my toes than ever move again....

For the last four months, I have been the music director for my daughter’s elementary school musical, Alice in Wonderland...

I’d consider myself a veteran spouse of sorts. I’ve been there, done a lot of it, understand most of the...

Last Sunday, I strapped on my trusty pair of Keens and exchanged indoor boredom for outdoor beauty by climbing a...