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Military Retirement: What We Kept, What We Lost, and What We’d Tell Others

By Kristi Stolzenberg Mar 24, 2026Military Life

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the military, it’s that the military loves protocol. If there’s an SOP (standard operating procedure) or custom, it’s either inked on a pamphlet somewhere or …

From Mourning To Moving Forward: How To Honor Duty Stations After a Move

By Lizann Lightfoot Mar 17, 2026Moving

Spring brings PCS season, and with it a bittersweet ache for military families. The friends who became family, the favorite coffee spot near base, the neighborhood park where your kids learned to …

A patriotic “Welcome Home” banner with U.S. flag pennants hangs from wooden beams indoors.

You Know You’re a Military Spouse When…

By Sydney Smith Mar 10, 2026Military Life

Being a military spouse means living in a unique world that doesn’t always make sense to people on the outside. It’s a life measured less by the normal up and down rhythm …

Sydney holding her baby watching a nighttime military ceremony with a raised American flag.

Love Letters From Afar

By Lizann Lightfoot Feb 24, 2026Relationships

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 …

The Emotional “Last Flight” in the Marine Corps

By Kristi Stolzenberg Feb 17, 2026Military Life

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 …

Family stands on airfield watching military plane; Kristi hugs daughter

Date Nights on a Budget

By Sydney Smith Feb 10, 2026Relationships

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 …

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Military Retirement: What We Kept, What We Lost, and What We’d Tell Others