I have always stayed home with my children, and I really can’t imagine doing anything else. It’s been the greatest blessing, but — like any job — doesn’t come without challenges. One …
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Planning College Tours as a MilFam
Now that you’ve learned about funding your children’s college education with the VA loan, it’s time for the fun part: planning college campus tours! We’re on our second round of school visits …
Why My Children are Blessed to be Army Brats
Every year when I flip the calendar to April, I immediately see purple, and I feel a unique sense of ache in my heart that brings me simultaneous sadness and gratitude for …
The School Dilemma
I am sitting in a coffee shop as I write this. It’s a drizzly Saturday morning here in North Carolina. I stare out the rain-pattered windows at the moody gray sky. My …
MilKids Club at School
That was then… I grew up in a little town just outside the gates of a naval air station — the same air station my grandpa retired from. This connection to the …
How to Support Our Children in Uncertain Times
I recently took my kids to the nail salon with me. There, they learned about recent school shootings, the war in Israel and the battle lines in Ukraine. All within one 15-minute …