Ten Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Dinner
(Photo credits: Olivia Smith and Photo Pin) Celebrating the holidays can be a stressful and disconsolate time for those who...
Financial Resiliency and the Military Family – We Need to Make Better Buying Decisions
(Photo credit: Janine Boldrin) Over the past thirteen years as a military spouse, I've messed up a lot. Most of...
One FAVORITE Thing
(photo: Deborah, Deanna, and Nicole after the taping of Oprah's Favorite Things) Anyone who has been through a deployment, or...
Top 5 Tips for Surviving a Deployment Away From a Base
(Photo credits: Photo Pin) Early in 2010, I turned out the light and my husband pulled me close for what...
The Countdown Begins
(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) We all have that little clock in our head, scheduling us out day by day, week...
Where Are You From?
(Photo credits: Photo Pin) "Where are you two from?" That is one of my husband and my most favorite and...
10 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate and Honor Veterans Day
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marked the signing of the armistice to end the...
Get Happy at Home – Tips for Reintegration
(Photo credits by: Photo Pin) After almost 10 years of marriage and eight deployments, sometimes it seems like it's harder...
Homecoming Fantasy
Back in May when my husband deployed, I was as ready as I could be to deal with it. It...
Well, At Least I Didn’t PAINT!
(Photo credits: Teri Lathrop) Help!! I need to lose 10lbs, and look smokin' hot in one and a half days!!!...
Home School and the Military – A Perfect Pair
(Photo credits by: Photo Pin) Flexibility, an adjective, meaning "capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent" (dictionary.com) I...
How I Know My Husband is REALLY Home
No, it's not because we just had a Hallmark movie worthy reunion scene in the airport after a weeks or...
That’s Not Romeo
(Photo Credits by: Photo Pin) The deployment was a long one. What had originally been scheduled as five and a...
What Community Means to Me – Growing Up In a Small Town
(Photo Credits by: Tricia Ross and Photo Pin) Say what you want about growing up in a small town, but...
Cookbooks and Combat Boots – Cooking For One During Deployment
(Photo credits: Olivia Smith and Photo Pin) Cooking for one while your spouse is deployed is a challenging task. The...
Dear Sally – Should I Tell Him Everything?
(Have a question for Sally? Email her at [email protected]) Dear Sally, My husband is about half way through his first...
Recognizing Suicide Risk and How To Respond
September is designated in the U.S. as National Suicide Prevention Month, in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls...
10 Creative Ways to Say I Love You From the Homefront
One of the challenges of deployment as a spouse is finding a creative way to express how much you miss...
