By Jill Qualters “I am your worst nightmare.” On Sept. 22, 2013, Theresa Jones opened her front door to find three...
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Read moreDetailsIn our last installment of “Everyone is an Advocate” you met Elena and Susan who are Bad Mother Advocate: Fighting...
Read moreDetails“Screaming with tears running down her face, covering her ears, my ten year old daughter refused to go to the...
Read moreDetailsI can't even count the number of times I've heard the phrase, "Well, this is your 5th (or 6th or...
Read moreDetailsAs military families, we are keenly aware of the costs of the wars on terror. We live them, we see...
Read moreDetailsI wrote previously about the rollercoaster our upcoming transfer has been for my husband and I. First, we were definitely...
Read moreDetailsArticle Credit: JoMyGosh.com No matter what you think about the movie American Sniper, it has people talking and bringing our...
Read moreDetailsBooze and the military have been going hand in hand since the beginning. I mean, the Marines were created in...
Read moreDetailsIt’s common knowledge that there is an obsession with dieting and weight loss in our culture. We glorify models and...
Read moreDetailsMilitary life. Sometimes it can seem like it’s a whole different world; acronyms, customs and traditions, a different uniform for...
Read moreDetailsIt is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Today, we remember more than 6,000 Americans killed and...
Read moreDetailsThe other day I joined a discussion on a Facebook page about spouses who “wear their husband’s rank.” Most of...
Read moreDetailsLet’s be honest for a moment. Life is messy. There are days the dishes are still in the sink the...
Read moreDetailsAs most military spouses will tell you, this lifestyle isn’t always easy. The constant moves, the barely-there husband or wife,...
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