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Summer Habits That Prepare Kids for School

By Lizann Lightfoot Jul 20, 2021Parenting

Ahhh, summer — the perfect season for kids to relax and take a break from all things school-related. Summer vacation is a time when parents don’t bother enforcing limits on screen time …

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Relaxing with Military OneSource: The Chill Drill App

By Katelyn Nixon Jul 13, 2021Health & Wellness

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 …

A woman using the Chill Drills app laying on a yoga mat

Deployment Money Management Tips

By Charlotte Graham Porter Jul 6, 2021Deployment

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

By Kristi Stolzenberg Jun 29, 2021Military Life

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

By Kelly Bojan Jun 22, 2021Relationships

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

By Lizann Lightfoot Jun 15, 2021Deployment

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 …

Summer Habits That Prepare Kids for School