As a parent watching my children inch ever closer to the perilous cliff of adulthood, I realize how unimaginably impossible and mind-boggling it seems to forge a child into a productive member …
Moving
MilFam Tips for Buying a Home
Many looked at us like we had three heads when we told them we were buying a house. In this market? Why don’t you wait until things cool off? The housing market …
Reasons Military Kids Love Moving
Moving can always be a challenge for military kids. New schools, new friends, finding their way around a new town — it isn’t always fun or easy to be a child in …
Purging Closets Before PCS
It’s almost PCS season again, and there’s one thing we can all do to prepare. Whether you already know where you are going, you are anxiously waiting to get orders, or you …
The Last Act
“I can do anything for three years.” That is the way I’ve approached five sets of orders. Home was always just temporary — transitional, really, because we were always on the way …
Moving Alone Made Easy
There are many reasons why military spouses might have to handle moving alone. However, it does not have to be an overwhelming undertaking! I am proud to report that when my spouse …