Every year when I flip the calendar to April, I immediately see purple, and I feel a unique sense of ache in my heart that brings me simultaneous sadness and gratitude for …
Topic: Teenagers
Life with a Career
The military spouse community is a melting pot of diversity. We are all unique; we have different goals and dreams. We all figure out who we are inside this community. We represent …
The School Dilemma
I am sitting in a coffee shop as I write this. It’s a drizzly Saturday morning here in North Carolina. I stare out the rain-pattered windows at the moody gray sky. My …
MilKids Club at School
That was then… I grew up in a little town just outside the gates of a naval air station — the same air station my grandpa retired from. This connection to the …
How to Support Our Children in Uncertain Times
I recently took my kids to the nail salon with me. There, they learned about recent school shootings, the war in Israel and the battle lines in Ukraine. All within one 15-minute …
MilKids are Surrounded by Mentors
Is there anything comparable to the stress of watching from the sidelines as your kids face a new school after a move? I’ve never seen it (and frankly, I don’t want to …