What I Didn’t Know When I Became a Military Spouse
I’m going to be perfectly honest: I had no intention of leaving the state of Pennsylvania when I went to college. But God had other plans when I…
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Take it From a Military Spouse: When All This is Over, You Will Be Changed
Dear world, When all of this is over, something strange is going to happen. When the quarantine lifts and we can finally hug our friends.…
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To the Mama Whose Husband is Deployed When the World Feels Scary
You see her driving up to the Chick-fil-A drive-thru a few hours before dinnertime to beat the long lines. She’s on a mission taking care of her…
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Those Damn Boots
It’s almost like having surgery. You are unsure going in and wake up feeling nervous. Hazy. And when you finally make it to recovery ~you…
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Salute to the Military Wife
When I said, “I do” three years ago, I wasn’t just joining my husband in marriage, I was also joining the ranks of military spouses…
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“Honey, I’m Home!” Military Edition
It will be a year in October that we moved to Tennessee, and for the past five months I have lived here by myself while my husband was gone…
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Deployment Diaries
Me: “How was your day, baby?” The Hubby: “Well actually a car bomb went off about a mile away from us — it shook our…
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Just Be Strong: A Motto We May Want to Rethink
One of my friends shared an article with me a few weeks ago, written by a fellow military spouse and psychologist, about the struggles women face…
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Life, Love, and Lessons Learned
Waiting is hard. Waiting for someone you love to come back home, waiting for a book to be delivered from Amazon when you don’t have Prime, waiting…
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Why wait?
My husband was in the Army for 20 years and I have been by his side for the last 17+ years of it. I’ve spent a lot of time waiting — waiting…
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