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…
Deployment
101 Things to Do With Your Kids During a Deployment
101 Things to Do With Your Kids During a Deployment So your spouse just deployed and you and your kids are in for a long journey. You look at how many months you have to get through, and you want to cry. How will you deal with this? How will you be able to stay…
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…
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…
19 Solo Parenting Hacks to Use the Next Time Your Spouse Deploys
19 Solo Parenting Hacks to Use the Next Time Your Spouse Deploys Solo parenting is the pits. Being the only adult in charge can be challenging. Luckily, there are ways to make solo parenting a little bit easier. Here are some solo parenting hacks to use the next time your spouse deploys, or even just…
6 Authors To Help You Stay Busy During Your Next Deployment
This post contains affiliate links! 6 Authors To Help You Stay Busy During Your Next Deployment Books are amazing! I am a huge reader, always have been and I have found that getting lost in a good book during a deployment is one way to help you through. I have also found that once I…