Life

By Lisa Smith Molinari During challenging times, people will often say, “It’s okay to cry.”  We know that in order...

It’s not every day that a military spouse can say her husband works from home. It’s not every day she can...

By Alexandra Bartkoske I’m a military kid. This has been part of my identity since I was born and will...

May is for celebrating all things military. Emphasis is highly placed on the service member, who raised their hand to...

As PCS season approaches and stop movement orders are lifted, many families will find their lives packed up into moving...

Florence Nightingale redefined what it meant to be a nurse 150 years ago. Her work to improve unsanitary conditions at...

Amid the chaos of quarantine, I almost forgot that this week is Teacher Appreciation Week! If we were operating as normal,...

Meet Ms. Keesee, one of the many teachers the world is quickly realizing has been quietly doing so much more...

May is a month to celebrate military spouses and mothers, so let’s give a salute to all the military spouse...

Blue Star Families recently released its 2019 annual Military Lifestyle Survey, and it shows that education and employment are still...

In May we celebrate Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month....

Flossie Hall, co-founder of Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs (AMSE), is an overcomer. Coming from a rough childhood, an unplanned...

Dear Military Spouse, You are doing a great job. It took me a long time to figure out those words…...

On September 19th, 2018, I woke up to a text from my now-ex-husband. "I know everything.” He said. “Don’t make...

By Sarah Roderick-Fitch When the Blue Star banner is prominently displayed, military families are overcome with a sense of pride;...

It's no secret that the child care situation on military installations is less than perfect. No, I'm going to be...

“I get a pit in the bottom of my stomach every time I watch my household goods being driven away...

From an Anonymous Veteran “I said what I said.” -You, on the command/ombudsman/unit’s Facebook page. The base decided to do...