Deployment
The Year I Watched Gilmore Girls and Learned Just To Be ME
While talking with a young friend recently, she lamented how little she'd accomplished during the year her husband was deployed.… Read More
Documenting Deployment: History in the Making
Human nature is quite perplexing. The old saying, “you never recognize a good thing until it’s gone,” seems to be… Read More
How to Survive Deployment When You Have Nothing Left to Give
By Jo My Gosh! Deployment is hard. It’s draining—physically, emotionally, mentally. It’s hard to be separated from your partner and… Read More
10 Hilarious Ways to Count Down Deployment
Whew! You did it. The despairingly stomach-churning deployment goodbye is done. You’ve made a serious dent in your Costco-sized tissue… Read More
Impatiently Waiting for Patience
I am exceptionally, incredibly, extraordinarily impatient. I have always had problems waiting: summer to arrive, Christmas gifts to be opened,… Read More
35 Ways to Make Homecoming Special
Homecoming is just around the corner. You want to make it a wonderful experience for your service member and your… Read More
3 Superb Ways Murphy’s Law is Actually a Good Thing
When I first fell in love with my now husband, I was bright-eyed about the kind of life the Navy… Read More
My Honest Thoughts the Week Before Homecoming
This is the final countdown… 7 Days… Did I really buy that dress for homecoming!? No. No way! Not happening.… Read More
Spouses of Deployment: We Are On The Same Voyage
By Julia Kysela This year began with a challenge as my husband deployed. I have been lucky enough to have… Read More
10 Things NOT to Write in a Deployment Letter to Your Spouse
When your spouse has been deployed for months and you miss them every day, you can’t wait to put pen… Read More