Life

This past Friday was a “typical mom of 3” type of day. I woke up, got ready for work, took...

It’s happened to the best of us. The second our service member boards that plane to deploy, Murphy decides to...

Your child may appear as though they’re thriving. They’re eating dinner with everyone else, making friends on their sports team,...

This week I am at the end of the rope with my husband’s branch of service. You see, he’s about...

Dear Civilian Best Friend, There are no words to express my heart-felt thanks for being friends with my military child....

Shared from thenest.com Choosing to serve in the Army Reserves allows a person to serve her country while maintaining the...

Deployments, moving, nights in the field, hardship tours - there are lots of reasons to hate the Army. No one...

It’s a small world…and the military village is even smaller. If you haven’t experienced it yet, at some point you’ll...

I have a confession to make. I’m not a member of the Spouses’ Club, nor will I likely ever be....

Service members have busy schedules, so it can be challenging to carve out time enough to burn those calories. Most...

Anyone who knows me can attest to my obsession with my dog, Boozer. I usually refer to him as my...

I remember the exact words spoken to me by my husband’s grandmother like it was yesterday, “Melissa, are you sure you’re...

In military life, the word “normal” is just as foreign as the concept of being able to “plan” anything. In...

Life as a military kid isn’t easy. Our kids often see and experience more in their short lives than some...

From NavyLife101 1. When does he leave?  Please, please, please. Don’t ask this question. We are trying very hard to...

Who knew that folding clothes the “navy way” and putting on sheets so tight that you could bounce a quarter...

Leaving military life is a challenging transition for anyone, whether your service member is getting out after four years or...

When we received PCS orders to the Washington D.C. area, our plans certainly did not include living in a hotel...