Valentine’s Day can feel like a cruel joke when your spouse is halfway around the world on deployment or stuck at a training exercise many miles away. For me, those February 14ths …
Love Letters From Afar
Topic: Family
The Emotional “Last Flight” in the Marine Corps
Sometime in August 2025, I hopped online to book my routine — yet always highly anticipated — haircut and color during my lunch break on Friday, Oct. 3. Then, a lot of …
Date Nights on a Budget
As we approach another Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to share some date night ideas on a budget. During COVID-19, my husband and I became pretty good at finding …
Explaining Deployment to Young Kids
Deployment is what I might call the second “D word” unique to military families, and unfortunately, a word we must at some point speak to our children. If you are like me, …
No One Knows It All
In July of this year, my husband completed his last Marine Corps weigh-in. For anyone curious, he crushed it, as usual, but this Marine with a sweet tooth unknowingly scheduled his last …
Rebuilding Routines After the Holidays: Small Steps for Military Spouses
The holidays are over, the decorations are packed and January’s quiet may feel heavy. For military spouses, it’s not just the post-holiday slump; it’s also the stress of solo parenting, tight budgets …
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