Parenthood

While military life definitely has its sacrifices and hardships, there are many things I am going to miss about being a military spouse. My husband is preparing to separate from the Army. While I'm used to closing chapters of...

“A feeling normally as individual as the ache of separation from those one loves, suddenly became a feeling in which all shared alike and, together with fear, the greatest affliction of the long period of exile that lay ahead.”...

There will be times when you are struggling to connect and find support in your community. It kind of comes with the territory, right? You may be in an area where family or friends are close by, but you are...

“You have got to stand up and go to bed,” my husband said, standing outside the bathroom door. “No. Just let me sit here. I can’t get up,” I replied as I sniffled between tears. I heard him sigh before cracking...

To the Parent Who Feels Lost, You may feel like you lost so much of your identity in the moments of parenting a child. But I am here to tell you all that you gain as you courageously adjust to become...

One of the best things about staying in a TLF (temporary living facility) when you're PCSing is that it "technically" has everything you need. It's a step up from a regular hotel room since it has a living area,...

As a foreign parent raising a bilingual child, sometimes it feels like fighting with a giant that, no matter what you do, tends to win each battle. The influence of a culture accompanied by its language is so strong that...

Dear Little One,  First of all, I want you to know how much I love you. Ever since you were born, you have expanded my heart every day to love you a little bit more.   But being your mum hasn’t been...

Military spouses routinely hold volunteer roles in both the military community as well as their civilian community. In a 2018 Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle Survey, “among the 71% of military and veteran family respondents who volunteered in...

It is always such a pleasure to speak to Melissa Green, founder and owner of Southern, Sweet & Sassy Coffee. She speaks my love language: coffee. She is such a fun, ambitious person! She is driven and focused; she is...

In October of 2019, I wrote an article about human trafficking for this blog, and it went viral. If you haven’t read it yet, you should. All the crucial information for protecting your child is outlined there. At the time,...

Military spouses are no strangers to being new and having frequent adventures. For me, this transition to a new life, community and much busier area has been harder than I anticipated. We moved from Alaska to the Northern Virginia/DC...