Happy March, everyone! This month, I’m feeling lucky. Why, you ask?
Here are my top five reasons:
5 Reasons I’m Feeling Lucky
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Military Life
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!
5 Ways Military Life is Like a Newborn
My husband and I recently welcomed our first child to the world, and I now find myself with much more time to reflect on life (translation: I don’t sleep anymore). As first time parents, we’re currently in the throes of the newborn phase, that trial-by-diaper, sleep-deprived state of constant cluelessness that can make even the strongest person cry like a—well—baby. In this state, I’ve realized that being a milspouse is like having a newborn.
Growing Your Long-Distance Relationship
My husband and I have been cohabiting for a little more than a year now, and it’s been such a delight to see him as much as I have. Crazy, huh?! It was unusual for me to see him so regularly! In the past year, there were a handful of instances that the military took him away —about three months total—but, there would be long spans of time that he spent at home. I knew we would get to this point eventually and made every minute apart during our long-distance relationship worth it. Before we got married (and even shortly after our courthouse wedding), we had a full-on long-distance relationship.
Embrace Your Change
Change. Some like it, some don’t. Some plan for it, others are surprised by it. It doesn’t matter if we’re prepared, looking forward to it, or blown away by it—sometimes it’s just hard to embrace your change.
Supporting Gold Star Families
I’ve been teaching classes on the military installation lately, and I’m often amazed by how little the military population knows about Gold Star Families. I believe one of the first steps to be supportive of them is to understand the terminology. The second way is to lend your time and or talents to the cause.
What Do You Love about Military Life?
What do you love about military life? Think about it for a minute.
Think longer if you need to.
What do you specifically love about this very complex, often isolating, sometimes frustrating life? Sometimes, especially lately, it takes longer for an answer to spring to my mind, but it always does.
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