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Staying Strong When Deployment Days Feel Endless

By Lizann Lightfoot Jul 14, 2026Deployment

If you’re going through a deployment in the summer, those long, hot days can feel like the hardest part. The days blur together with endless heat, solo parenting, and the emotional weight …

Lizann’s family smiling together in a sunflower field, with four children dressed in blue outfits under a bright summer sky.

Lifelong Benefits for Military Kids

By Kristi Stolzenberg Jul 7, 2026Parenting

Nothing puts terms like “lifelong” or “for life” in perspective quite like military separation. The end of military service is punctuated by a change in benefits and lifestyle. In the last year, …

Kristi’s family dressed in formal attire posing together outside a brick building.

Freedom, In Practice

By Lauren Hagee Glintz Jul 1, 2026Military Life

This July, with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I find myself more reflective than usual about my relationship with my country. That relationship started long before …

Lauren sitting on stone steps outside a government building, smiling while wearing a plaid shirt and black pants in bright daylight.

Dadless Dinners: How We Simplify Meals When Dad’s Away

By Sydney Smith Jun 16, 2026Parenting

There aren’t many things I can say I look forward to when my husband leaves. But there are a few itty-bitty pleasures I secretly enjoy — such as sleeping in the middle …

Children sit at a small outdoor table on grass, smiling and eating macaroni, peas and nuggets, with drinks beside them in bright sunlight.

Practical Ways to Help a Military Spouse

By Sydney Smith May 12, 2026Relationships

“Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.” I’ve heard this countless times over the last eight years — words offered with kindness, but usually without substance. When someone …

Foil-covered casserole dish on a countertop with a handwritten note that reads, “for when you just can’t even cook dinner”

Don’t Forget About Military Recreation Areas

By Kristi Stolzenberg May 7, 2026Military Life

We talk a lot about benefits in the military community. That little piece of laminated paper — the DOW ID card (or common access card for service members) — is a ticket …

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Staying Strong When Deployment Days Feel Endless

Lifelong Benefits for Military Kids

Freedom, In Practice

Dadless Dinners: How We Simplify Meals When Dad’s Away

Practical Ways to Help a Military Spouse

Don’t Forget About Military Recreation Areas

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Staying Strong When Deployment Days Feel Endless

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Freedom, In Practice

Dadless Dinners: How We Simplify Meals When Dad’s Away

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Don’t Forget About Military Recreation Areas

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