Deployment

I have hit “the wall.” You know that point during a deployment where you are just done? Realistically you know...

We asked spouses to share their deployment curse stories. Here are some of the best. Share yours in the comments!...

Article and Photo Credit: Besa Pinchotti for NMFA Last night, I attended the D.C. premiere of the new Ethan Hawke-January Jones...

When a key figure in our lives suddenly disappears for a long period of time how do we actively acknowledge...

Article Credit: JoMyGosh.com. (Read more here!) Care packages are one of those things that are at the center of deployment...

I remember my first year as a brand new military spouse that I heard a lot of buzz about the...

The countdown is over! Your service member is finally about to return home and you are a bundle of nerves...

A deployment is an interesting thing. Even though most of us are accustomed to surviving (and even thriving) while our...

1. Stay Busy This might be the advice you hear most from other spouses who have been through a deployment....

7 months, 217 Days, .59 years… It sounds so small, so precise, so easily attainable. So much has happened though,...

I can't even count the number of times I've heard the phrase, "Well, this is your 5th (or 6th or...

Article Credit: JoMyGosh.com No matter what you think about the movie American Sniper, it has people talking and bringing our...

By Erin Whitehead Deployment is looming: One spouse has only been married for a few months, is living in a...

Photo Credit: Flickr user U.S. Pacific Fleet When my dad would go out to sea, I always had this picture...

Photo Credit: Flickr user Nathan Rupert 1. Stay Busy This might be the advice you hear most from other spouses...

Military deployments are emotionally draining. That's no secret. But few people shine the light on how physically exhausting and demanding...

1. Do not become a news junkie. You automatically become a bit more vulnerable and emotional and hypersensitive when you...

The military way of life throws many curveballs into families. Even on trips as short as two months, it's easy...