Life

Back in September, a Marine I knew from deployment popped up after a couple years. In the military, friends come and...

With the ringing in of the New Year, many of us start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Morning talk shows...

Planners are powerful and there is power in planning. As a mom, I am a forgetter of EVERYTHING. My planner...

Many of us simply adore the holidays. It can be a time of celebration, reflection, family, friends and beloved traditions....

I cannot BELIEVE this. This is NOT how it's supposed to be on CHRISTMAS! For the first time ever (and hopefully...

From Jasmine Elias As many of you know, I am a newly inducted Army wife. And one of my welcoming...

There are origin stories, legends, and myths surrounding perhaps one of the world’s most well known symbols-Santa Claus. My inquisitive...

It’s safe to say that deployment is one of the things spouses like LEAST about being in the military. Our...

Have you ever said one of these statements to yourself? Every time I’ve signed up to help, I ended up...

The holidays may be in full swing, but for some of us it means anything but a Merry Christmas or...

As a Navy wife, there’s been a few instances when another woman has asked me what it’s like to live...

Don’t you just wish there were some “Deployment Fairy” that would swoop in and take care of all the B.S....

In the past few years there have been a few major newsworthy breaches in American security. From the Yahoo email...

It’s almost poetic that here I sit writing this article about the things this Military Life has handed me that...

‘Gasp’ What? There is nothing to be thankful for during deployment. I believe there is truly nothing done in life...

“There are two topics you should never discuss with friends or family: Religion and Politics.” This was the advice my...

Balancing on my crutches, I took an awkward crutch-then-step, as I kicked an empty box across the floor with my...

By Debra Silva Rivera ~ My father went to Vietnam when I was 8 years old. It was a rough...