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Handling Holiday Stress With Grace, Laughter, and Wine!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or at least that’s the rumor. For some of us this time… Read More

25 Things Only a Military Spouse Would Understand about Christmas…

The music is in the air, people are stringing lights, the world is full of smiles and laughter; Christmastime is… Read More

Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Any Budget

Christmas confession here: I LOVE Christmas, like Buddy the Elf style love, but the closer I get to Christmas I… Read More

Find Your Dream Home on Your Military Family’s Budget

By: Karrina Gafford, MilitaryByOwner “I want a 4 bedroom home in a great school district. It’s got to be new… Read More

What HGTV Taught Me about Home Buying, Selling, and Decorating

By: Dawn Smith, MilitaryByOwner More than 20 years ago, a beautiful confluence of creativity and reality began—HGTV.  The cable channel… Read More

2016 National Wreaths Across America – Arlington National Cemetery

Wreaths Across American just reached their goal of 245,000 wreaths for Arlington Cemetery (read more here!) Now you can join… Read More

8 Ways to Give Back During the Holidays

The holidays present a great time to give back by donating to the causes you care about most. Sure, the… Read More

Holiday Gift Ideas for Even the Grumpiest Person On Your List

It’s that time of year again. We are all making our lists and checking them twice to make sure we… Read More

6 Tips to Make the Holidays Magical Through Deployment

Edward Pola and George Wyle, writers of, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” certainly didn’t have military families… Read More

When There’s No Place That’s Home for the Holidays…

For military families, the winter holiday season is as frequently about boxes and shipping manifests as it is about carols… Read More