It was all so foreign at first … the big sky, the miserable summers, the fields of bluebonnets. You weren’t so sure about this place. But now you stand here in Texas, …
Leaving a Place You Loved
Topic: Moving With Kids
Reasons Military Kids Love Moving
Moving can always be a challenge for military kids. New schools, new friends, finding their way around a new town — it isn’t always fun or easy to be a child in …
Purging Closets Before PCS
It’s almost PCS season again, and there’s one thing we can all do to prepare. Whether you already know where you are going, you are anxiously waiting to get orders, or you …
Moving Cross-Country with Kids
Permanent change of station season is always stressful, but the farther your move and the bigger your family, the more challenges you are likely to face. Add in the Coronavirus pandemic, and …
Reverse Culture Shock Hits Close to Home
The first time you tell your son that he can’t go play in the front yard alone like he casually announced on his way out the door of his new house, you …
Navigating a New School: Tips from a Former Army Brat
April is the Month of the Military Child, so this is for the all military brats – you are some of the biggest unsung heroes who did not choose this life, yet …
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