Oh… Military Life! This is likely what brought you to Mission: Milspouse in the first place. It is what binds the military community together with its wildly unique lifestyle.
Whether you are here to learn how to better live in this military life, how to support a loved one who is living the military lifestyle, or to see if this lifestyle is something you may like to be a part of, you have come to the right place.
Here at Mission: Milispouse the military lifestyle is what inspires us, drives our home lives, our moves, and our service member’s career, and gives us a camaraderie like no other. So welcome friend, take a seat and read more about all things that make us who we are and make the military lifestyle a life like no other!
It’s no secret that military spouses are some of the toughest folks around, but just because we are strong, tough, and resilient doesn’t mean we avoid difficulty.
While we would love to pretend that everything is sunshine, rainbows, and puppy dog tails, that’s about as believable as me saying I will never eat chocolate or binge-watch Netflix again.
The speaker held an egg delicately in one hand and a fuzzy, lime-green tennis ball in the other. Addressing the class, she asked us to imagine what would happen to the egg if she let it drop to the floor, and I wrinkled up my nose as I pictured the splat of runny yellow yolk. Moments later, the tennis ball met the same fate, only, this time, the speaker actually let it fall to the ground. Unlike the egg, the ball hit the tiles with a soft thwack, then gracefully rebounded to her open hand. We were at a resilience briefing.
New friends, it’s so good to meet you here.
I’m new around AWN, but I’m not exactly new to the military. I’ve been married to my husband, Phil, for nine years. He has 17 years of service, with 15 of those active duty.
As I sit here listening to the artillery, the impact being made by Big Red One soldiers today is not overlooked.
On May 22, 2017, at 1:52 p.m. my first baby boy, Mark, came into the world after a 10-hour labor.
The moment I’d been dreaming of since I was a little girl began in an instant, and it hasn’t slowed down since. I’ll never forget the moment my husband and I walked into the house with that clunky infant carrier and over-packed diaper bag, looked at each other, and uttered, “Now what?”
The last couple months, we here at AWN have been reflecting on some of our most memorable milspouse memories. (Be sure to catch up on Part 1 and Part 2!)
Today, we wrap up this mini-series, and you can probably guess the main topic of discussion:
Yep, you got it. Homecoming and deployments. (With a few extra bonus memories sprinkled in there.)
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