By Lizann Lightfoot Military spouses spend lots of time separated from each other because of deployments, training, and schools. Why would a military spouse ever volunteer to stay behind and remain separated from their service member when the military member moves to a new duty station? It turns out, there are many reasons this can […]
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Here are the 5 Most Romantic Military Love Stories You’ve Never Heard of
By Lizann Lightfoot Romantic real-life military love stories that are better than a movie. Forget Dear John. And Top Gun. And Pearl Harbor. . . they’re cute. Some of the most romantic military love stories come from real life. Reading books and love letters from war-torn couples might be the sappiest thing you can do […]
Is There Such a Thing As Too Much Communication During Deployment?
Only one month into our previous deployment, my husband’s ship spent a few days in port. Everyone reveled in the availability of wi-fi for Skype, Facetime, sending photos, and ordering flowers. For a few days, we stayed home and spent hours each day on video calls. The kids and I watched and waved to my […]
15 Creative Ways Military Kids Can Build Strong Relationships With Grandparents
Editor’s note: Originally written in 2016! “Hi, Granny,” my daughter said in a mournful voice. “I’m feeling sick again.” From the other room, I listened while my mother consoled my daughter and gave her some of the same medical advice I had already told her. After a few moments my daughter brightened up. “Thanks Granny!” […]
These are the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Spouses
Every military spouse struggles with the challenges of military life. We all face deployments, moves, unexpected changes, and time apart from our spouse. Yet some spouses seem to handle the military life roller coaster with calm strength that carries them through the toughest challenges. What is their secret? How do they juggle kids, a job, […]
These Overlooked Basics Can Make Deployment Easier for Milspouses
Deployment is hard on a military family. It doesn’t matter how many kids you have or how many hours you work each week, every spouse carries the burden of stress and single-handedly taking care of every family issue that occurs during deployment. Thankfully, a military spouse doesn’t have to do it alone. There are many services […]
These 6 Resources Offer Help to Single Parents Who Serve
Any service member who is a parent struggles to balance their responsibilities to the military and to their family. This challenge is especially difficult for single parents who serve. Currently, there are thousands of single parents in the military; in fact, single parents make up 7.8% of the overall military population. The percentage varies for […]
Follow These 10 Facebook Group Etiquette Tips During Deployment
It’s deployment, and your search for friends and support leads you to a Facebook group for the spouses or parents in your service member’s unit. Perfect! These people are sure to understand the challenges you are facing during deployment because they are going through it at the same time, right? Well, not necessarily. Once you […]