Spouse 101

Foreword by Babette Maxwell, Founder and Executive Editor Now, I'm going to warn you, as I did earlier this week...this...

After the conversation starters posted this week, MSM went to trusted and professional sources for information into what prompts stereotypes,...

With so many customs and traditions associated with your spouse's career, it can feel difficult to keep track of everything. ...

Foreword by Babette Maxwell, Founder and Executive Editor Stereotypes suck.  And, I don't mean a little.  They suck a lot. ...

Disclaimer: This piece is filled to the brim with sarcasm and some would say humor.  I really do adore my...

The night I met my husband, it was actually my 25th birthday party. I was rocking four inch hot pink...

There are the images that will be seared into my brain forever- ones I wish I could erase. The ones...

Follow up to Someone Else Seems as if my last note struck a chord.  A positive, agreeable one with some,...

  The cost of war...yeah.  I'm not going there.  Not because I don't think you'll "get" it, or because I...

During the height of the Vietnam War, an airman named Jay Hess was shot down in the Northern region of...

"Music is well said to be the speech of angels."  ----Thomas Carlyle This evening, as the music cued to begin...

On our way to the beach, my mind whirred with the to-do list for our week at the beach; write...

Liz Snell appeared to have so much to be happy about. The Marine Corps wife had just started a new...

I recently read a post about Miley Cyrus , her performance, and what one mother would teach her daughter about...

As I was waiting to board my flight today, I was witness to a moment that so many of us...

Throughout 2013, sequestration has been a hot topic within the military community. Organizations and military family advocates have worked to...

August 14, 2013:  The Pentagon announced today that same sex spouses will begin to receive access to federal benefits on...

Recently, I had a conversation with my husband about a piece I was working on for Military Spouse Magazine.  I...