I’m conducting a little informal survey for a piece I’m working on for Blue Star Families, and I have a quick question for all you mil spouses/significant others out there…(and I know that some of you already shared your thoughts on my FB page and Twitter so if you have, no need to answer again) […] Read more…
Dear Deployment
My latest Blue Star Families post: Dear Deployment, I’ve been writing letters to my husband, and I thought it only fair to write a letter to you as well. After all, you are currently the most omnipotent presence in my life. I can’t ignore you. I can’t escape you. Even censuring you with unladylike […] Read more…
Support on the Home Front
My latest Blue Star Families post: Support on the Home Front Last week my in-laws visited to offer some relief from my deployment-induced single parenting duties. I took advantage of every second I had to myself. I practically skipped through the aisles of Wal-Mart as I dropped items into a cart that held no screeching toddler. […] Read more…
Deployment Songs
***AUTHOR’S NOTE*** I wrote this quite awhile ago, and I’m thrilled that it is still my most popular post and I continue to receive comments with additional songs. Make sure you read the comments after the post because the list goes on long after the post ends. I love music. It helps me escape a bad mood and gets me […] Read more…
Communication Breakdown
My latest post for Blue Star Families: Communication Breakdown Communication during deployments has come a long way. I feel spoiled when I think about my fellow military spouses of a generation ago who didn’t have the luxury of the technological advances we have today. Nowadays, we have email, Skype, Facebook, and blogs. Even letters and […] Read more…
Missed Moments
One lesson I’ve learned in my eight year marriage to the military is to use a pencil when marking dates on the calendar. Plans change too frequently to use permanent ink. Nothing is permanent in the military. But unfortunately, there are some occasions that can’t be erased from the calendar, events that can’t be postponed […] Read more…
