Welcome Them Home I’m so excited to be on the blog today you guys! Julie offered to let me use her platform to share with you about my non-profit because we both believe that you guys would totally be into it because THIS IS FOR YOU! Here goes… My name is Bethany Cox and I…
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Sometimes They Miss So Much
Sometimes They Miss So Much This is a sponsored conversation on behalf of Holt’s Cigar Company via SoFluential Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When my husband joined the military, we already had children. A little boy. One of the reasons I went back and forth on it for so long was that…
Just Keep Swimming Military Spouse, Just Keep Swimming
Just Keep Swimming Military Spouse, Just Keep Swimming I was on my high school swim team, all four years. I had a love/hate relationship with it. For most of my high school years, practice was at 5:45 in the mornings. Diving into the pool that early in the morning was so tough most days. And…
6 Tips for Solo Parenting With Anxiety
6 Tips for Solo Parenting With Anxiety I hate solo parenting. I hate being the only parent in the house. I love having my husband there. Yes, I love having someone else that can help with the kids, but I also like having that other person to bounce ideas off of or to work through…
What To Do When You Are Having A Bad Deployment Day
What To Do When You Are Having A Bad Deployment Day There was so much to do that day, and my patience was running thin. He had been gone for a few months now, so most days were better than they had been. Still, I felt on edge and on the verge of tears. I…
Let Brave Crate Get You Through A Deployment
Let Brave Crate Get You Through A Deployment I was provided a free box for review! When you are going through a deployment, you have to take the time to relax and breathe; you have to. If you don’t, you will go crazy. And although this can be hard to do, especially if you are in…
For the Military Spouse, When The Deployment Begins
For the Military Spouse, When The Deployment Begins When the deployment orders come, and the bags start getting packed, we watch, we cry, we understand that this is what they signed up for. To leave, to deploy, to go too far away and do what they are trained to do. When the deployment begins, we…
9 Things You Can Say To People Who Tell You They Could Never Do Military Spouse Life
9 Things You Can Say To People Who Tell You They Could Never Do Military Spouse Life I am sure you have heard it before, when you are telling a friend that your husband has to deploy for six months. They look at you and say, “I could never do it.” And you just want…
A Super Long List of Fiction Books to Keep You Busy During a Deployment
A Super Long List of Fiction Books to Keep You Busy During a Deployment I love to read, I have as long as I can remember. My dad was a librarian when I was born and I guess it was just meant to be. I read about 40-70 books a year and wish it could…
To the Military Spouse Starting Their First Deployment This Year
To the Military Spouse Starting Their First Deployment This Year With a new year brings a lot of promise. We can’t help but think of all the things we will achieve, all the ways we will grow, and all the fun we will have. But for those with a deployment in the near future, things…