For military families, warmer weather often brings a wave of expenses: spring break trips, summer camps, day outings and all the “just one more” activities that add up fast. Throw in potential …
Topic: Young Children
You Know You’re a Military Spouse When…
Being a military spouse means living in a unique world that doesn’t always make sense to people on the outside. It’s a life measured less by the normal up and down rhythm …
Explaining Deployment to Young Kids
Deployment is what I might call the second “D word” unique to military families, and unfortunately, a word we must at some point speak to our children. If you are like me, …
Myths Debunked: Exploring WIC Benefits for Military Families
It’s no secret that life as a military family can be challenging. Deployments, field exercises, specialty schools, unpredictable work and frequent moves can make raising a family more difficult. Still, some are …
Soaking up Sun Between PCS Orders
When the sun is out here in Washington State, we find ourselves outside most of the day every day. Since moving here from the South, we have learned how to embrace good …
Tips for Military Facing School Milestones and Moves
As a mom of five military kids, I’ve led my crew through countless first days of school, new classrooms, and bittersweet milestones across nearly two decades of my husband’s Marine Corps career. …
