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Fast fact: Our blog will publish it’s 3000th (yes, you read that right!) blog post in 2023. All of the content is brought to you by empowered experience volunteer bloggers and insightful expert bloggers. You name a topic that a military spouse or organization could write about, we’ve probably got it. Current topics include PCS, deployment, parenting, finances, solidarity, humor, milspouse experiences, expert advice, and more. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for, you can always join us as a blogger to share your story!

Thoughts from a Guardsman Spouse

Thoughts from a Guardsman Spouse

by | Jan 23, 2020 | , , ,

We hear it all the time. “It’s only once a month! It’s not that big of a deal!”

Truth is, it really is a big deal. Because those weekends are the worst.

Those are the weekends that all the ballgames, family commitments, and kids getting sick will happen.

Those are the weekends when the kids will throw every ‘tude known to man both at you and at each other.

Those are the weekends that all Hades breaks loose everywhere. Oh! And something always breaks!

Those are the weekends you question yourself the most.

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Don’t Open an Account: Open a Financial Dialogue

Don’t Open an Account: Open a Financial Dialogue

by | Jan 20, 2020 | , ,

For many military families, financial awareness and wellness don’t pose a problem; all parties are on the same page when it comes to family finances.

But for many, a lack of financial awareness and wellness creates not only a financial crisis, but can cause a seismic rift between partners.

There are plenty of warning signs, but too often one or both partners play the role of the proverbial ostrich with his head in the sand . . . they just ignore the warnings and keep spending full speed ahead.

If you are worrying about bills, getting out of debt, living paycheck to paycheck, and not having enough money to cover bills, or if you don’t know the total amount of debt owed by your family, or the interest that’s being paid on that debt, there’s probably a problem.

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The Legacy of Visual Memories

The Legacy of Visual Memories

by | Jan 17, 2020 | , ,

As I sit here at my computer working on my next blog post to you all, I had to stop what I was working on and save it for another blog post due to this pressing on my heart and what I feel God urging me to share.

In the light of the recent weeks’ events, things that are going on in the Middle East, soldiers being mobilized, and families separated due to deployment, this month I am going to write about legacy.

First, let’s define legacy. Legacy is anything handed down from the past; from an ancestor or predecessor. You may wonder, What does legacy have to do with photographs? I truly believe that photographs are a window into the past. A record in history that someone was here or something happened.

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Don’t Be a Well-Being Bully

Don’t Be a Well-Being Bully

by | Jan 16, 2020 | , ,

2019 was a rough year for me. The only thing more unbalanced than my mental health was my diet. I had such high hopes for 2020—I even made a resolution to be immerse myself in better, more positive thinking habits.

All of that came to a screeching halt last week as I watched our troops deploying and rockets flying over al-Asad. 

The “friendly” meme drop came just as I had begun to calm down from the initial here-we-go-again panic.  The fuzzy-greenish haze of worry began to slowly sharpen into a red-hot fury of rage. Did my non-military friend really just send me a meme reminding me to “think good thoughts?”

You have got to be kidding me right now.

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Christmas in a Minor Key

Christmas in a Minor Key

by | Jan 13, 2020 | , ,

The holiday season; the season of Joy. In my experience the holiday season brings many happy moments: Watching holiday movies, making cookies to share, decorating the house with lights, spending time with family.

Christmas carols hold a special place in my heart. Every Christmas Eve of my childhood was spent singing carols with my family while my church organist grandmother played the piano. We are, by no means, one of those Von Trapp-caliber singing families. Still, we would laugh as we sang different parts for The Twelve Days of Christmas and poked fun at Grandma during our rendition of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.

Even as I write these words and remember such joyful moments, I have tears in my eyes.

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