If I told you there was an app designed by the Department of Defense that offers audio mindfulness exercises to relax the body and mind, how would you feel? Surprised? Excited? There …
Deployment Money Management Tips
Deployments can cause a lot of disconnection between you and your spouse. It can be REALLY tough to communicate due to factors like opposite schedules and communication restrictions. Unfortunately, some couples get …
The Danger of the “Don’t Reinvent the Wheel” Mentality
For a community that is constantly packing up, turning over, and unpacking somewhere completely different, there sure is a heavy blanket of standard operating procedures covering every nook and cranny of military …
When a Friendship Fractures
We’ve all been there. Going along in life with our bestie and suddenly something happens where you disagree. And there is a fight, or a rupture or a falling out. We feel …
Navigating Deployment Extensions
We all know that nothing is certain in military life. This seems to be especially true for deployments. You spend months waiting for your service member’s return, but the reality is that …
Moving Guide: Should You Buy or Rent?
Moving: It’s an inevitable part of military life. Each time a military family starts the PCS process again, the question presents itself: Should we buy a house or rent? The truth is …