Relationships

To honor her husband’s 40th birthday last month, my friend Chrissy thoughtfully planned a day filled with his favorite festivities:...

Welcome, neighbors! >> (start pinning your ideas on our brand new Pinterest board!) The moving truck is gone; there are...

Let’s get down to brass tacks. Being a good parent is like living in a glass case of emotion. Stuffed with...

The Bright Side New magazine focuses on the bright side of being a military kid. You’ve Got Mail Kids love...

Is it possible for our tiny humans to be resilient kids? Are our expectations irrational? My neighbor’s three-year-old thinks that...

No one understands the ups and downs of military life like your military “framily” does, and because of that they...

A few weeks ago I had surgery. It put me off my feet for a while and because of having...

Hey, you. Yes, I’m talking to you, sweet momma. Momma of little kids, big kids, sassy kids, sweet kids: Listen...

I wasn’t always this cold. Once upon a time, I was a warm romantic, lost in a young love military marriage....

As much as we would love to live in a world without conflict, that is just not reality. Not everyone...

Military Kid-Tested and Parent-Approved! For military-connected children, the first day at a new school is more than just being the...

Last summer, we were surprised with short-term orders to move from our beloved and much-too-short-for-my-liking Hawaii assignment in the small...

Are you currently homeschooling? Interested in homeschooling? Do you have a crazy situation you are trying to find a solution...

Her eyes drooped downward the entire photo session. It was a struggle to make eye contact and to keep her...

It’s a beautiful July morning, and I am sitting at the table with a blank sheet of paper in front...

While stationed in Guam with our young family, I met a couple whose three older children were all back in...

When a military member gets their DD214 there is a block on it that asks for home of record. It...

credit: Buzzfeed 1. This dad who took his daughter to a One Direction concert. sadanduseless.com I now know what real...