Did you know… Mission: Milspouse published its 3000th blog post in 2023 and is still growing!
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: An Experience from a Military Spouse
If you’re reading this let me start by saying welcome! My name is Jerad Knight, a military spouse of a U.S. Navy Sailor and veteran of the U.S. Army.
Travel Light with the Elvie Stride
Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by Milk N Mamas Baby, which provides new mothers, military spouses, and female service members with breast pump and accessories that are entirely covered by TRICARE. They can even help you get your own Elvie Stride.
Back in April, Alika Schwartz, paralegal, proud Army spouse, mother of three, and seasoned traveler, shared her travel essentials with Army Wife Network. I loved her idea of hosting a goodbye dinner, and I couldn’t agree more about the necessity of capturing those fun family trip memories with photos. Today, I’d like to add my own suggestion for globetrotting moms: the Elvie Stride wearable breast pump.
Finding Joy During Deployment
In my previous post, I wrote of the challenges that I have solo parenting during deployment, and the ways I overcome them.
It’s time for the flip side: the joys of deployment.
Here’s How We Can Honor Veterans and Caregivers
This month, Military Family Appreciation Month, as we honor those who served (both past and present) as well as military families, I’ve also been thinking a lot about the caregivers.
Caregivers are there in times of celebration, tribulation, and all of the beautiful moments in between. Today, there are 5.5 million people in the United States caring for aging, injured, or wounded veterans. And 1.1 million people provide care for post-9/11 veterans. Nearly a third of these caregivers are under the age of 30.
Gabriela Trana: An Outstanding Athlete
Sometimes it takes an outsider to recognize the talents of a person. A coach can provide the direction and the training plans, but it will take the athlete themselves to execute the plans. It takes years to see the full results, and you can expect there will be setbacks. Gabriela Trana is an international athlete who was born in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Growing up, she never dreamed she would be a flag bearer for the Costa Rican team during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Trana, however, is a two-time Olympian.
She’s a three-time finisher of the Army Ten-Miler (2009- 3rd 59:08, 2010 – 4th 58:31, and 2012 – 10th 58:25), and she’s chosen to share her running philosophy with you.
Celebrating Holidays: Military Style
This year will be the 16th Thanksgiving my husband and I have been married and the eighth one we’ve had to celebrate separately because of geographic separation. While our sons and I look forward to spending Thanksgiving in Dallas with dear friends while my husband is deployed, it reminds me of how our military lifestyle has shaped and molded us into what spending the holidays together looks like for military families. You make the most of whatever situation you’re in at the moment!
75 Reasons to Quit
Everyone has that one friend. The one that you just can’t say no to, the one who doesn’t know any reasons to quit. They talk you into fun runs or volunteering for crazy events and every once in while…
…they get you to do something exciting, challenging, or just plain stupid.
Enter the 75 Hard Challenge.
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