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Focus On Commonalities, Not Differences

Focus On Commonalities, Not Differences

by | Aug 30, 2021

Like many military spouses, a recent trip to the mailbox revealed a letter from the Office of People Analytics (OPA) within the Department of Defense. The letter was a fascinating look into the hundreds of thousands of lives that make up the milspouse tribe.

It was also a bit comical that the letter came with the subheading, “2019 DoD Survey of Active Duty Spouses.”

2019? Most of us are used to the military style of hurry-up-and-wait, but did the Department of Defense really just share findings with me two years after the fact?

Milspouse Life, A Better Me

Milspouse Life, A Better Me

by | Jul 31, 2021

Like many spouses of military servicemen and women, I get caught up in all the reasons why it is not fun to be a military spouse. From deployments, having to spend thousands on hidden costs like the new pinks and greens uniforms and PCS season where essentially everything you own is scooped up into a giant washing machine. And, like a washing machine, everything gets tumbled around, sometimes things are destroyed, and sometimes things are lost (like that one sock).

But while out for a run the other morning at our new duty station, Fort Lee in Virginia, I had time to think about the positive changes military life has brought to me.

American In Germany, Lesson Learned

American In Germany, Lesson Learned

by | Jun 4, 2021

When I began this three-piece series regarding my time in Germany, I immediately struggled with what I knew would be a conundrum in the final piece. But here’s the surprising lesson I learned stationed in Germany.

What I WILL Miss About Germany

What I WILL Miss About Germany

by | Apr 30, 2021

As I near the end of my time living in Germany while my wife serves in the United States Army, this is Part II of a three-part series, examining my thoughts and feelings as I prepare to head back to America and leave Germany behind. Part I examined what I will not miss about Germany and can be found here. Part II, below, examines what I will miss about Germany. Part III examines what I’ve learned during my time in Germany.

What I Will NOT Miss About Germany

What I Will NOT Miss About Germany

by | Mar 30, 2021

My wife Jules, myself, and our three children Hunter (12), Eva (10), and Acadia (8) were scheduled to be stationed in Germany for three years, and the way my wife’s Army career was looking, it was possible we could squeeze in a fourth year. Then the military does what it always does, and our world was turned upside down. Jules was selected for a position at Fort Lee in Virginia and our three or four years living and traveling in Europe was cut short to two.

How do I help the children cope with learning that, at 18 months and in six more months, they will once again have to pick up their lives and move? How do I cope with picking up my life and moving at the two-year mark?

Choosing Battle Lines

Choosing Battle Lines

by | Mar 2, 2021

Do you feel defeated choosing battle lines on the virtual learning front with your children over the past year?  I have some thoughts on that, but first, how I got there.

Having left Facebook several years ago due to the incivility that was present (how tame those days were), I eventually found my way back to the social media platform. It wasn’t due to FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).  It wasn’t because I regretted my decision. Hardly.

No, it was because the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, gymnastics, and a host of youth sports teams only communicated to families through Facebook.

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