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Marriage: “I needed to hear that!”

Marriage: “I needed to hear that!”

by | May 29, 2017

This time of year is a tradition for weddings, which is why I thought of revisiting some of the advice from my FlipTip book: Barely Married: Navigating the first years of a military marriage.

Being early in a marriage and new to the military lifestyle can be a daunting experience. Both bring lots of new challenges, and many new joys. The key is to find ways to make them both work together.

We’ll smooth out some of the speed bumps you might incur along the way by bringing you helpful tips, information, and advice right from others who have lived through exactly what you’re feeling now. You just might find yourself saying, “I needed to hear that!” For those of you who have been “married to the military” for longer, you may find something below that you’ve forgotten about. We can all use reminders.

A Real Life Military Spouse

A Real Life Military Spouse

by | May 25, 2017

Ask any of my friends and they will tell you…I have the best conversations with baggers at the commissary.

One time, this lady told me that I was buying too much meat. Another man once told me that I was buying so many eggs (it was Easter time, I was making deviled eggs for a potluck, and I was doing a Whole30, thank you very much) I would save money if I bought some actual chickens, instead.

Appreciating Your Fellow Military Spouse

Appreciating Your Fellow Military Spouse

by | May 22, 2017

I love pulling into my driveway, and not just because it means I’m home and can change into my comfy sweatpants.

When I park my car, I’m looking right at my flower garden. If I may be so bold, it’s pretty awesome. There’s a riotous rosebush that I never prune, peonies (because I always plant peonies), and lilies.

Change in the Neighborhood

Change in the Neighborhood

by | May 18, 2017

My husband and I have been married for less than three years and are still chugging along at our first duty station. I didn’t grow up with an affiliation to the military life, so I’m pretty content with things always just being the way they are.

Rarely did a big change ever occur in my life that threw off my daily routine or the people I socialized with, and I’m slowly starting to get a taste of what it’s like to experience change in this Army world.

Deployment Battle Buddy

Deployment Battle Buddy

by | May 8, 2017

Deployments are a challenge and each has different struggles. Almost anyone who has been through one, or half a dozen, knows that.

Our lives often change abruptly, and no matter how much planning has been done, a new and unknown monkey wrench gets thrown into the mix.

Raising a Military Child

Raising a Military Child

by | Apr 26, 2017

This month, families all over the world are celebrating Month of the Military Child.

It didn’t hit me that I’m raising a military child until the other day when my daughter was admiring a new piece of wall décor I recently purchased. It’s a wooden board that hangs in our living room that reads, “Home is where the Army sends us.”

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