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5 Activities You Can Share with Your Spouse During Deployment
Skype calls are almost a universal part of military life these days. However, when you are separated for months at a time, it can get harder and harder to find anything new and interesting to say....
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How Joining the Military Allowed Me to Stay At Home
Before Sam joined the Army, we lived paycheck to paycheck. Our pay was eaten up by a mortgage, 2 cars, and a new baby. It was the insurance that killed us though. Each month, Sam paid nearly $400 to...
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Getting Married: 7 Things You Should Know
Congratulations and welcome to a very exciting time in your life! Marriage and the military offer many challenges. The ups and downs you will experience mimic a rollercoaster ride. However, a sense of...
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Relationships and Finances
Perhaps the only things in life that can rival the anxiety-producing effects of a relationship are money and finances. Money and finances in a relationship can cause a couple to worry and to have...
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Married to the Military: Advice from Veteran Military Spouses
Marrying into the military can be overwhelming-I distinctly remember trying to learn the different ranks and various acronyms and etiquette when dating my husband years ago. Even all these years...
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No, Spouses Don’t Have the Hardest Job in the Military
There is a bumper sticker/saying/catch phrase you see all over the place that says, “Military Wife: Toughest Job in the Military.” Um. No. And I have a real issue with this. My husband has the toughest...
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for this Military Wife
I’m not a über involved Army wife. I don’t attend many FRG meetings, I don’t host get togethers with other wives, and I don’t really know many of the people my husband works with. This isn’t anything...
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Just the Two of Us: Child-Free Couples and Military Culture
I still remember the first Family Readiness Group dinner that I attended after getting engaged to my husband. Most of the women in attendance were either pregnant, shepherding fairly young children,...
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Caring for Yourself While Supporting Your Service Member
Deployment and reintegration can be extremely difficult times for a family. If you are the spouse of a service member, a lot of your energy will be spent supporting your loved one. However, it is...
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Marital Counseling
Marital counseling is a great way to improve your relationship and strengthen your family. Service members and their spouses face constant stress from all aspects of their lives, but especially when...
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What’s in a Name? Plenty…
Photo by Rosen Georgiev Although planning a wedding can be stressful, there is no doubt any married man will tell you it is completely, unreservedly worth every minute. One decision, however, looms...
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Building Resilient Relationships with Army Strong Bonds Retreats
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I enjoyed a romantic weekend getaway at a local tourist spot, complete with catered meals, outdoor activities, great relationship-building sessions, and a nice...
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Welcome Home! 5 Tips for Reintegration
The day a service member returns home from deployment is one of the happiest and most eagerly anticipated days in the life of any member of a military family. The following months are a wonderful time...
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