by Guest Writer | Nov 1, 2020 | Military Spouse Life
Last Thanksgiving, I accidentally stumbled upon a breakthrough activity that connected me to my long-distance friends–cooking each other’s recipes and commenting back and forth about them on Instagram. I’m all about the in-person connection, but this...
by Ny | Oct 16, 2020 | Military Spouse Life
Usually when one thinks of domestic violence awareness it is in the prism of statistics and numbers, how many are being affected and the capacity of scale. Today, I would like to address the people who are affected by domestic violence and abuse. There are more people...
by Ny | Oct 9, 2020 | Military Spouse Life, PCSing
Living life as a military spouse has its rewards and its drawbacks like any other lifestyle, and the one I have to admit I have the most trouble with is meeting new people, and not for the reason you may think. Not because I am afraid I won’t make friends or I...
by Guest Writer | Sep 22, 2020 | Military Spouse Life, Military Spouse Love Stories
I am a formal Coast Guard GF of 2 years and a current Navy Wife of 7 years. I consider myself a master packer, an expert at finding my tribe quickly and a tiny human tamer with my four little ones. I feel strongly that I became a military spouse in order to help...
by Sybil Jones | Sep 2, 2020 | Military Spouse Life
*****Update 9/11/2021***** Today marks 20 years. It still feels like it was yesterday to me. It’s been 19 years since September 11 happened. The day of watching not one, but two planes collide into The World Trade Center in New York City. Another plane hit the...
by Guest Writer | Aug 25, 2020 | Military Spouse Life, Military Spouse Love Stories
Originally published 1/21/20 Okay, so promise me you won’t tell my husband this because I’ve denied it for ten years now (and will probably take it to my grave!). I was the Program Director for the Boys and Girls Club of Danville, Illinois. We had a table...