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Three Ways To Prepare for College Freshman Year

By Dawn Smith Aug 19, 2025Parenting

Our daughter’s high school graduation, thankfully, is in the family’s rearview mirror. For me, it was a celebration that I hoped to move through as gracefully as possible. I knew all the …

Tips for Military Facing School Milestones and Moves

By Lizann Lightfoot Aug 12, 2025Parenting

As a mom of five military kids, I’ve led my crew through countless first days of school, new classrooms, and bittersweet milestones across nearly two decades of my husband’s Marine Corps career. …

Leaving a Lifestyle, Not a Job

By Kristi Stolzenberg Aug 5, 2025Military Life

On a drive to a spouse event, with a back seat full of babysitters (my tween daughter and a couple of her friends), I overheard them playing an exhilarating round of “What’s …

A Season for Saying “No”

By Kristi Stolzenberg Jul 31, 2025Military Life

It’s easy to arrive at a new duty station and feel so overwhelmed by your suddenly empty calendar full of free time. Suddenly, you’re without friends, connections or community — the pillars …

Sydney’s children running in a tulip field

The Stress Behind “Hurry up and Wait”

By Kristi Stolzenberg Jul 29, 2025Deployment

It’s that involuntary feeling that hits when we’re on the brink of something big — orders, deployments, homecomings, retirements — the moments that shake every military family. We call it the stress …

Kristi, her kids, and her dog sitting on a dock by the water

Back-To-School Educational Resources for Military Families

By Dawn Smith Jul 24, 2025Parenting

Frustration and a PCS often go hand in hand, and the irritation can feel personal when it relates to your children’s schooling transition, regardless of a public, private or homeschool education. It’s …

Three Ways To Prepare for College Freshman Year