Coping

As I lie in bed and anticipate the early morning sound of the alarm; a wakeup call familiar to families...

"Well, life is not fair!"  We probably all heard this when we were growing up, and it is very true.  ...

Written by A Military Spouse Editors Note: The spouse who wrote this piece chose to remain anonymous... and we fully...

I hate feeling vulnerable.  Hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it.  But I toughen up.  Deployments do that to...

Liz Snell appeared to have so much to be happy about. The Marine Corps wife had just started a new...

Article by Heidi Smith Luedtke, Air Force Spouse If your spouse is struggling with post-traumatic stress, you are not alone....

Article by Heidi Smith Luedtke, Air Force Spouse Our wars have lasted more than a decade and they have drawn...

"I don't know how you do it all!" Someone said this to me recently and my first thought was, "You...

A daydream, as defined by The American Heritage Dictionary is "a dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the...

We chase the fading light of the longest day of the year for as long as possible, but the sun...

He is your husband; he is your brother; he is your son. June 30th marked the four year anniversary of...

Brain refresher: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/commissary-plan-backlash-show-difficulty-of-cutting-military-personnel-spending/2013/06/01/15fb6c12-c922-11e2-9245-773c0123c027_story.html My favorite portion of said article is the little tagline for the photo: "Shoppers forage for bargains...

A Conversation with Military Spouse and Cancer Survivor, Lesley Worley. Sunday, June 2, was National Cancer Survivors Day. "A 'survivor'...

As of this day, I have been through two complete deployments and am approaching a homecoming for the third. This...

Every time I tell the story, I start at the same place. Outside of Fort Lewis as a young military...

By Bianca Strzalkowski I laid next to him that night begging not to wake up the next day. I knew...

Kids with the stomach flu, car with a flat tire, and no groceries in the house? Must mean your spouse...

Let's face it this military life is not for the faint of heart. A majority of our days are spent...