When You Are Faced With A Really Bad Deployment There is never such a thing as a good deployment. I don’t think very many spouses jump for joy when they hear the news their soldier will have to deploy. There is a lot of sadness that comes with the news. However, there can be deployments and…
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Operation Rocker With Cracker Barrel and Operation Homefront
This is a sponsored post with Cracker Barrel! Every time we go to Cracker Barrel we always take some time to sit in the rocking chairs out front. They are perfect for your porch, to sit and enjoy the evening or to have a cup of coffee before work. I am working together with Cracker…
There He Goes Again
There He Goes Again There he goes again. Always leaving. Always working hard. I will never get used to seeing him go. I will never not tear up when I think of it. I will never have to say goodbye without that moment causing me pain. But I know he has to go. As a…
I Can’t Cope Without My Husband But I Am a Military Spouse So I Have To
I Can’t Cope Without My Husband But I Am a Military Spouse So I Have To I woke up this morning to see the article, I Can’t Cope Without My Husband, And I’m Comfortable Admitting That. Honestly? My first reaction was, “Really? I can’t either, but I do it anyway because I have to because my…
To the Military Spouse Who is Solo Parenting for the First Time
To the Military Spouse Who is Solo Parenting for the First Time My son was 13 months old when my husband left for Germany to start his Army career, leaving us behind in Kentucky to join him as soon as possible. Other than a trip to my parent’s house when my son was five months…
22 Tips for a Better Military Spouse Life
22 Tips for a Better Military Spouse Life Are you a new military spouse? Maybe you have been living this life for a few years now? Maybe your husband is about to hit 20 years? No matter where you are in your military spouse journey, there are certain tips that can help you along the way….
5 Tips for a Smoother Homecoming Day
5 Tips for a Smoother Homecoming Day From the moment your service member leaves for a deployment, you start thinking of homecoming day. You dream about that day, you plan for it. You spend hours looking for the perfect dress, the perfect sign and you want everything to go as smooth as possible. I have…
17 Reasons Military Spouses Are Rocking Military Life
17 Reasons Military Spouses Are Rocking Military Life There are so many challenges that military spouses have to go through during their spouse’s career. From deployments to trainings to moving every 3-4 years. It can be way too easy to think you are not handling military life well. The truth is, most of us spouses…
Facebook Saved the Military Spouse
How Facebook Saved the Military Spouse Back in 2007 during our first deployment, all my Army wife friends were on Myspace. A lot of my friends from back home were there too. It was the place to be. During the deployment we would spend time together at the park, head home, put the kids to bed…