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Counseling Healed Me, and Challenged Me Too

Written By Lizann LightfootPosted on May 27, 2025CategoriesHealth & Wellness
My Personal Journey Through Counseling For the past several months, I’ve been sitting across from a counselor on a video call each week, untangling the messy threads of my life—challenging family dynamics …
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Lizann in front of Marine Corps War Memorial

Ideas to Help You Find Your Home After Military Retirement

Written By Dawn SmithPosted on May 20, 2025CategoriesMilitary Life
My husband and I play this game when we have a rare date night, which I am sure is common among many military couples. We imagine what life looks like after military …
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Maintaining a Minimalistic Home for the Sake of PCS Season

Written By Sydney SmithPosted on May 13, 2025CategoriesMoving
If there is one thing that stresses me out as a military spouse, it is clutter in my house. If you’ve been married to someone in the military for more than a …
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• Sydney’s children on the couch watching television

Retirement 101 for Military Spouses

Written By Kristi StolzenbergPosted on May 6, 2025CategoriesMilitary Life
We know by now that a career in the military isn’t like other careers. A career in the military doesn’t just impact one member of the family from 9 to 5; it …
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Kristi kissing her husband while her children sit on a plane’s steps

Wise Beyond Their Years: An Unexpected Perk of Being a Military-Connected Kid

Written By Kristi StolzenbergPosted on Apr 29, 2025CategoriesParenting
Before I got married and had two cool kids, I was a middle school English teacher. I was assigning book reports and grading essays. I was low-key panicking trying to figure out …
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Kristi and her family on a hike

Solo Parenting Hacks

Written By Sydney SmithPosted on Apr 22, 2025CategoriesParenting
Solo parenting seasons are a regular occurrence in the lives of military spouses — sometimes only for a few days, but sometimes they can last several months. Regardless of the duration, these …
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Sydney’s children eating snacks
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