Family

What Do Parrotheads, Pentatonix and PBS All Have In Common?? They’ll all be celebrating America’s 242nd Birthday at the 38th...

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

Divorce is hard, but divorcing as a military spouse is harder. In my experience, when our separation went public, I...

No one thinks they are going to need help getting pregnant, especially military spouses. Take a look around; we appear...

The first time I heard the term OPSEC, I had just come into the military, and my first thought was...

“My child's school wants a local emergency contact, but I don't know anyone here.” “I have a love-hate relationship with...

From the heart of a military child ~ A scared five year old sniffles in the dark as her father...

It was promotion time and my husband was less-than excited about a ceremony. He was content to show up at...

“When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be...

Over the last few years, the idea of a “staycation” has become a popular alternative to the “traditional” family vacation....

This is the third installment in my series on adoption for military families. In the first installment, we talked about...

You have heard every warning in the book: Television rots your brain. Tablets interfere with speech development. Video games lead...

It's a new year! What’s the plan for you and your family? One of our traditions is to sit down...

For the past 8 years or so, my military family has eaten spaghetti every single Wednesday night. My Marine, our...

How to stay connected when it’s NOT a major holiday. I remember trips to my grandmother’s house as a kid....

It's a discussion on military spouse boards every year - going home for the holidays. Some people are quick to say,...

I had the opportunity to read the most darling story written from the perspective of a young, military child called,...

There were a lot of things I expected as a military wife: Deployments, TDYs, moving often and being far from...