When Your Spouse Deploys When you are married to a soldier, you know the time will come; you know that they will eventually deploy. If they haven’t yet, you know they will and while you might know this is all coming, hearing those words are never easy. They come home from work one day, walk…
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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…
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…
Why Military Spouses Should Keep a Journal, Especially During a Deployment
Why Military Spouses Should Keep a Journal, Especially During a Deployment Have you ever been mad at the military? I know I have. What is the best thing to do in that situation? Venting about it to my friends can help, but in the end, there is nothing anyone can do to help my situation….
Beyond Staying Busy: 18 Things That Can Truly Help You Survive Your Next Deployment
Beyond Staying Busy: 18 Things That Can Truly Help You Survive Your Next Deployment The #1 bit of advice you will receive during a deployment is to stay busy. That’s simple enough, right? But how about beyond that? What can you do on a day to day basis to get through your deployment? What can…
How Going Through a Long Deployment Shaped My Parenting
How Going Through a Long Deployment Shaped My Parenting When my husband deployed for the first time my oldest son was 23 months old and I was 25 weeks pregnant. I was a new mom with some parenting experience under my belt. I was still learning a lot, and we were slowly leaving the baby…
13 Super Smart Marriage Tips For Military Couples Going Through A Deployment
13 Super Smart Marriage Tips For Military Couples Going Through A Deployment With a deployment in the future, you could be a little worried about your marriage. You have heard the stories, you just don’t know what being away from one another for an extended period of time will be like. How will your marriage…
What To Do When The Deployment Days Don’t Want To Move
What To Do When The Deployment Days Don’t Want To Move Anyone who has gone through a deployment knows that some parts of the deployment move faster than others. In fact, the first few weeks and the last few weeks are the longest. Or they feel like it anyway. Some parts of your deployment are…
75 Tips for Surviving Deployment
75 Tips for Surviving Deployment Deployment. Deployment. Deployment. That word is enough to turn a good day into a bad one. As military spouses, we know that deployments are a part of military life. Surviving deployment is a must, even on those most difficult days. Whether your spouse deploys every few months or you go…
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…