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Being Resilient Is More Than Being Strong

By Lizann Lightfoot Oct 29, 2024Military Life

The word “resilience” is a dirty word in the military community. Too often, it’s used as an unhelpful band-aid to cover the challenges of military life. Military spouses are told it will …

Military Life on the Outskirts

By Kristi Stolzenberg Oct 15, 2024Military Life

I knew it was in the works, so it was absolutely not a surprise when my husband copied me on an email about a U.S. Marine Corps separation brief. But, in the …

What I Learned When I Left My Service Member Home With the Kids

By Lizann Lightfoot Jun 14, 2024Parenting

For the past two decades, while my husband was serving in the Marine Corps infantry, I spent a lot of time taking care of our five children by myself. We were never …

Lizann’s husband and their children sitting on a bench

Summer Slowdown

By Kristi Stolzenberg Jun 4, 2024Military Life

The Summer Slowdown When the Marine Corps moved us from the fast-paced grind of the Washington, D.C., area back to the slow-paced coastal Carolina life, I felt my blood pressure drop at …

It’s Your Homecoming, Too

By Tanecia Favors May 28, 2024Deployment

After waiting for what seems like an eternity, your person is finally coming home. You find yourself doing all the things to get your home ready to receive its missing member. Like …

The Best Advice I Received from a Military OneSource Counselor

By Lizann Lightfoot May 21, 2024Military Life

There are several key moments in my military life when I have turned to a Military OneSource counselor for advice and support. The network of professional counselors vetted through Military OneSource is …

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