Life

It’s about time to say out with the old and in with the New Year. If you’re thinking about hosting...

My 18-month-old daughter loves green olives. Just a glimpse of the oily green ovals sparks a flurry of gleeful anticipation....

The military world was rocked on its heels last week when Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered all branches to open...

Last week Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that starting in January all combat military positions will be open to women. This...

It’s cold outside. That is the first thing I notice from the comfort of my window staring at a giant...

As the year comes to a close, its normal to look back on all that has been accomplished or what...

Ah. homecoming. A time to rejoice that you beat Mr. Murphy and all the broke washing machines, sick kids, and...

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

The face of a caregiver takes many forms. These faces are weathered and weary. Battered and often near broken. Hopeful,...

“Honey, I’ve received orders.” These words have been known to raise blood pressure, cause a grown woman to cry (either...

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

Today, I am proud to be an America. Today is not about anything but love. I will tell you right...

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

The term “PCS” is just shy of being a "four-letter word" to a military family. You learn quickly to expect...

Download your map here! Trek across the country wherever your order take you and have confidence that La Quinta Inn &...

In the words of the great Philosopher-Poet DJ Quik, “If it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense.” But for...

Newly proposed legislation would allow service members and their families to move to a new duty station at different times...

When coming home from an 8-month deployment, all eyes are usually on the returning soldiers. You expect for there to...