Military Spouse Spotlight
Military spouse life looks different for everyone. We are all on our journey. For some, we start out in our home state, easing into military life. For others, we find ourselves on an airplane, traveling to the other part of the world, wondering how we got there.
For some, deployments, they keep coming; for others, different challenges creep up and feel like they are hitting us in the face. From unemployment to the loss of friends and being too far from family. There is a lot to deal with in military life.
Some military spouses are stay-at-home parents; others run a business between PCS moves; and some are trying to figure out how to do both from a post or base far from anywhere they have ever known.
The Military Spouse Spotlight series shares real stories from military spouses in different seasons of this life. Writer Katie McDonald has captured their honest yet encouraging stories, from being new in a country to finding the balance between their career goals and the realities of military life.
Whether you are a new military spouse or have been one for years and years, you know the pressure that comes with figuring out your goals and how to thrive rather than just survive. This series will inspire you as you read about the unique opportunities each of these military spouses has been given, how they said “yes” to things, even those that scared them, and how they found their way to an amazing and beautiful path while being married to someone serving in the military.
Featured Military Spouse Spotlights
From creating much-needed communities for moms at a duty station, to building a portable fitness career, to starting a blog that has supported military spouses for more than 17 years, these stories show the creativity, resilience, and heart military spouses bring to every season of this life.
Military spouses do amazing things, and The Military Spouse Spotlight project shares exactly that! Take a look for yourself!
Latest Military Spouse Spotlight
Faith’s Tres Leches Business in Guam
Faith’s story shares how her love for Mexican cooking and tres leches cakes grew into a small business in Guam. Her journey is also one of motherhood, postpartum healing, friendship, and finding a village far from home.
Entrepreneurship and Portable Careers
- Mackenzie, The Simple Power of Bread
- Fitness, Motherhood, and Building a Portable Business
- How a Deployment Led to a Career She Never Saw Coming
Motherhood and Military Life
- Supporting Military Moms: A Military Spouse Spotlight
- From Family Recipes to a Tres Leches Business in Guam
Guam, Overseas Life, and Adventure
Community and Friendship
Want to Share Your Military Spouse Story?
Do you have a military spouse story to share?
Maybe you started a business, found community in an unexpected place, navigated a difficult deployment, built a portable career, became a parent far from home, or learned something powerful through military life.
We would love to hear from you. Your story could encourage another military spouse who is walking through something similar.
If interested, please email Katie McDonald at kmbrownfiel@gmail.com.
Frequently Asked Questions About Military Spouse Spotlights
What is the Military Spouse Spotlight series?
The Military Spouse Spotlight series shares real stories from military spouses navigating deployments, PCS moves, careers, motherhood, duty stations, friendship, entrepreneurship, and other parts of military life.
Why share military spouse stories?
Military spouse stories help others feel less alone. Every story offers encouragement, perspective, and real-life wisdom for spouses who may be walking through a similar season.
Can I share my military spouse story?
Yes. If you have a story about military life, motherhood, career, deployment, entrepreneurship, community, or finding your way through change, you can reach out to Katie McDonald to be considered for a future spotlight.
What kinds of stories are featured?
The series features stories about military spouses from different branches, duty stations, seasons of life, and backgrounds. Some focus on careers or businesses, while others focus on motherhood, community, overseas life, deployments, or personal growth.