There were 15 things on my to-do list today. I accomplished three of them. There is still a mounting pile of dishes in the sink. The broken cookie under the living room …
Adjusting Expectations
Health & Wellness
What Happened to 5210?
You might remember a little experiment I conducted in our house a few months back to test just how easy it was for a real military family to stick to the 5210 …
Five Days of 5210
If you’ve never heard of 5210, it’s the Department of Defense’s formula for healthy military kids, and it goes a little something like this: Five servings of fruits and veggies every day …
Starting the New Year With a Grateful Heart
I love fresh starts – the first day of a new month, the beginning of a new season or a brand new year. I used to get really stressed out at the …
Five Reasons to Skip Exercise (Debunked)
On any given day, I’m asked to do roughly 12 million things. That’s not an official number, but anyone who has ever been pulled in multiple directions — kids, work, errands, volunteer …
Military Family Life: Turning Challenges Into Advantages
Our military life experience – with the frequent moves, deployments and making family and home from new surroundings – provides us with many opportunities to raise healthy and safe children. We rise …
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