Deployment

Surviving deployment. It is a skill that we, the military spouse, are always trying to master, it seems. We asked...

The Deployment Curse. We've all heard about it. Many of us have experienced it. And most of us have even...

While talking with a young friend recently, she lamented how little she'd accomplished during the year her husband was deployed....

Human nature is quite perplexing. The old saying, “you never recognize a good thing until it’s gone,” seems to be...

By Jo My Gosh! Deployment is hard. It’s draining—physically, emotionally, mentally. It’s hard to be separated from your partner and...

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

I am exceptionally, incredibly, extraordinarily impatient. I have always had problems waiting: summer to arrive, Christmas gifts to be opened,...

Homecoming is just around the corner. You want to make it a wonderful experience for your service member and your...

When I first fell in love with my now husband, I was bright-eyed about the kind of life the Navy...

This is the final countdown… 7 Days… Did I really buy that dress for homecoming!? No. No way! Not happening....

By Julia Kysela This year began with a challenge as my husband deployed. I have been lucky enough to have...

When your spouse has been deployed for months and you miss them every day, you can’t wait to put pen...

We always have the best of intentions before our spouse leaves for deployment, don’t we? We will make everything perfect...

When I was deployed there was nothing that could compare to hearing “MAIL CALL” and finding a hot pink duct...

Once upon a time... ...there lived a military spouse in a brand new town, she carried with her a 4...

Deployments are stinky and they’re stressful. And with all that stink and stress there’s real danger – for the servicemember...

When it comes to preparing for a deployment there are countless resources to go along with those countless situations you...

It’s 10:37 p.m. on a Thursday night. I’m sitting here unshowered with one hand stuck in a large bag of...