And in just a few months, we’ll be doing another prolonged separation (this time without the benefit of having family nearby), so I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about what things were the most helpful to us while we were separated from Dad, and how friends and family (both near and far) can help support their…
Deployments, TDYs, and field training exercises are a reality of military life. Young kids can really struggle to wrap their head around these separations. Why are they necessary? How long will they last? What will their mom/dad be doing while they’re gone? Here are a few of the methods I’ve used to help my little ones stay…
This week marks my eighth wedding anniversary! I’m constantly amazed at how much has happened over the last eight years. Between us, my husband and I have had eight different jobs, moved six times, been in the Army for five and a half years, been through four pregnancies including a miscarriage, had three children, graduated with two bachelor’s…
We travel a lot. Just in the last year, I’ve done three road trips alone with three kids under 6-years-old, the most recent being a three-day drive from Idaho to Kansas (AKA the longest three days of my life). Traveling with kids is tricky. Knowing what to bring and what to skip can be really overwhelming…
2020 – Developing flexibility It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that 2020 messed with a lot of our plans. It messed with everyone’s plans! But while a pandemic definitely added an unexpected twist to things last year, the back and forth, on-again/off-again of 2020 was nothing new for us. It’s a staple…
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…
