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Making Your New House Feel Like Home

By Lizann Lightfoot Aug 20, 2024Moving

My husband recently asked me, “When will we be done with the furniture-building stage of life?” Since we were putting together a new bookshelf at the time, my answer was, “Apparently, not yet!”

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 …

Lizann standing in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial

Buying a House from a Distance

By Lizann Lightfoot Feb 6, 2024Moving

When military families get PCS orders, one of the first questions usually is, “Where will we live?” If you don’t want to live on a base (or base housing isn’t available) you …

Things Senior Spouses Think About

By Dawn Smith Jan 2, 2024Military Life

Once your military family hits the 10- to 15-year mark of service, transition and retirement thoughts ramp up, even if your spouse plans to serve 20-plus years. It’s normal to want to …

Transitions in Military Life Affect the Whole Family

By Lizann Lightfoot Oct 10, 2023Military Life

When a service member prepares to go on a deployment, do a PCS move, or transition out of the military, they are required to go through several levels of discussions and counseling …

Reunion Tips for Military Homecomings

By Lizann Lightfoot Sep 19, 2023Deployment

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 …

Topic: Retirement/transition

Making Your New House Feel Like Home