Y’all ever looked at your life and realized it’s totally different from what you imagined it would be as a child? That’s me, with this MilSpouse life. It has taught me things …
MilSpouse Life Lessons
Topic: Marriage
Reunion Tips for Military Homecomings
After a long deployment, it’s finally homecoming month! You’re so excited for your service member to return! But… you also have a quiet fear that everything won’t be rainbows and butterflies after …
Connecting With Your Spouse During the Early Years of Parenting
Nothing shakes up a marriage like having kids. On one hand, bonding over a child deepens and connects you as a couple in a way nothing else does. On the other hand, …
How To Strengthen Relationships During Stressful Times
Just this morning over breakfast, my husband and I were debating the Personally Procured Move or partial PPM. Our move is three months away and I’m already stressing. There are so many …
Nurturing Your Military Relationship
Military couples face challenges that civilian couples do not. We learn to pivot without much notice, are constantly relocating, and reinventing ourselves and our families in new landscapes, jobs, schools and support …
Keep the Fire Burning in Your Military Relationship
After years of living in base housing — where utilities were mostly covered by BAH — we recently moved into a home with a wood-burning furnace. There’s natural gas heat too, but …
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