2016 – Surviving Long Separations This month marks 5 years since my husband enlisted in the Army. Considering the fact that when we joined, we fully expected to be out of the Army a year ago, it’s kinda crazy to think that we’re here and that this is our foreseeable future. When I look back over the last…
In just two weeks, my oldest child will turn five years old. Which means I’ve spent the last seven months being mom to three kids under age five. It’s been a juggling act, for sure. The reality is that young children are needy. Their ability to do things for themselves is limited. I spend a lot of time…
Welcome to December 2020. We made it! Somehow we survived this crazy, difficult year. In just 31 days, 2020 will be behind us and we can start a new year fresh….Except, no matter how much we may all wish it was so, January 1, 2021 will not magically reset the world back to what it was on December 31…
If there’s one thing everyone knows about the life of a military spouse, it’s that we deal with an abnormal amount of uncertainty day to day. Sure, lots of professions deal with fluctuating work schedules and being called into work last minute (in fact, lots of careers experience way more of this kind of chaos than even the…
We all know that moms wear dozens of hats in a given day. Even when you aren’t a homeschooling family or distance learning motherhood still encompasses the role of teacher. And if you ARE distance learning or making the switch to homeschooling, you’ve probably realized that trying to get your kids to acknowledge this new, formal role of…
