Did you know… Mission: Milspouse published its 3000th blog post in 2023 and is still growing!
Resolutions: The Good and Bad
Happy New Year everyone! The new year is always an exciting time. Who doesn’t love an excuse to celebrate and party with friends, family and loved ones? It’s usually a fun time. Resolutions can also be a fun time depending on who you ask.
The People You Meet
Military spouses are the most resilient people I’ve ever met.
It’s funny that I never used the word “resilient” until becoming a military spouse myself. After making many friends from various duty stations, I’ve learned that military spouses are tough—the exact definition of resilient—because of the always-evolving life situations thrown at us.
Struggling? You Aren’t Alone
Once upon a time, someone started a ridiculous rumor that military spouses should be the strongest people on the planet because asking for help and verbalizing life struggles are signs of weakness. What a silly fairy tale, right? Unfortunately, so many of us (myself included) have believed this “story” to be true for much too long, and instead, took the struggling path.
Today, I want to encourage each and every one of you: If you are struggling with anything, please know that you are not alone.
Big Red One: 100 Years and Counting
I am a Big Red One Spouse.
If you’ve been to any kind of ceremony on Fort Riley lately, you’ve probably heard something similar to that. This year, 2017, the 1st Infantry Division celebrates its 100th anniversary, and it’s not to be outdone.
Most Memorable Milspouse Moments: Part 2
Imagine this: A handful of close friends (or in our case, battle buddies) are miraculously back in the same zip code, be it for a few months or just a few moments.
You gather around the fire pit on the back patio; you pour yourself a beverage of choice. It takes only a couple of seconds before someone says it…
“Remember that time when…”
A Visit Home
We’re just coming home from a month-long visit home to see our friends and family in Indiana. The time we spent there was filled with some new and exciting things for our son and for myself.
One of the best things about visiting was taking my son to one of the playgrounds I used to frequent as a kid. He had a lot of fun climbing, running, and touching things. It was fun to see him in an environment I spent many days of my childhood in.
An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse
I’ve been a writer for about as long as I can remember. It all started when I was a kid.
I used to spend hours on my parents’ old Compaq computer, writing page after page of silly stories, ranging from magical paints and talking dragons, to fun poems about a wizard. I would print them out and pass them off to my mother, who was my own personal editor. She would mark my mistakes and I would eagerly return to the keyboard and correct them, later proudly presenting her with my finished copy.
It was mostly a hobby back then, and I never knew what I would do with it in the future. I had numerous teachers who helped groom my skills, and I eventually decided that journalism would be my future. I graduated with an English degree focusing in journalism in 2010.
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