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Preparing Military Kids for Holiday Travel

By Lizann Lightfoot Dec 21, 2021Parenting

If you’re like many military families, going home for the holidays is much more complicated than going “over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house.” It’s more like going over …

Lizann and her 4 kids posing for a photo.

Christmas Décor With Deployment in Mind

By Katelyn Nixon Dec 14, 2021Deployment

Feeling the cheer of the Christmas season can be hard when you’re spending it away from the one you love. Deployments over Christmas are always difficult for the soldier and the spouse. …

Military boots with Christmas ornaments laid across them and a Christmas tree in the background.

Navigating Irregular Holidays

By Charlotte Graham Porter Dec 7, 2021Deployment

Holidays can be difficult to navigate for military families. Some are fragmented by deployments, while others simply have jobs that require working through special days. My spouse has had assignments that put …

Christmas lights on a table with a framed picture of a couple.

Life After Deployment

By Kelly Bojan Nov 23, 2021Deployment

Whether you have been through many deployments or just a few, they are challenging. My husband’s latest deployment came out of nowhere, during a global pandemic and with me in the midst …

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Planning Your Holiday Gift Budget as a Military Spouse

By Lizann Lightfoot Nov 16, 2021Parenting

After limited celebrations and restricted travel in 2020, we all have a lot to make up for in the 2021 holiday season! There are people we want to see, parties we can’t …

Photo of Lizann and her family at Christmas.

Veterans Day Memorials Worth Visiting

By Katelyn Nixon Nov 2, 2021Military Life

A lot of times federal holidays likes Veterans Day become another fall break to a lot of families. The convenience of time off and the possibility of a short vacation tends to …

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