“Overseas Troop Movement Freeze Due to COVID-19 for 60 Days” Says...
In a concerted effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the military has made an unprecedented decision to stop the movement of troops for...
How to Create the Perfect Deployment Wall
Deployment separation is tough, but families on the homefront are resilient. Instead of focussing on the negatives, we support, we beam with pride, and...
How to Visit Your Spouse During Deployment
Deployment brings on annoying questions from people who don't understand. One of those questions may be, "Can't you go with them on deployment?" For...
2019 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Overseas Mail
Let’s all go ahead and admit that we have the same question when it comes to mailing holiday packages: “What is the absolute latest...
14 Military Spouse Treats to Get You Through Deployment
If you have been in the military over the last decade, odds are favorable that deployment is part of your vocabulary. Operation Inherent Resolve,...
18 Years of War: Military Service after September 11
If you ask anyone, they can tell you where they were and what they were doing on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. For me, it...
Transitioning Your Family Back to Normal After Deployment
Without question, returning home after deployment is a happy time for all, but challenges are certain to arise too. Not only will you be...
How Can a Key Spouse Help Me?
Deployments can be hard — hard on the deployed service member, sure, but also hard on the family left behind and expected to continue...
6 Must-Read Deployment Books for Kids
Deployment can be so hard, especially on our kids. Often they don’t know exactly what they are feeling or how to express those feelings...
Five Ways to Make Deployment Dinners Easier
When deployment has got you down the motivation to make elaborate meals is close to nil. Which is why as dinner time approaches, we...
Meals that Motivate You to Cook When Your Spouse is Gone
When your family is together, you and your spouse have perfected the dinnertime dance: One of you cooks or grills, the other takes dish...
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Deployment Baby
You've overcome the most difficult step of having a baby (getting pregnant), and you're ready to welcome that sweet bundle of joy into your...
Indivisible — A Military Marriage Built on Faith
Remember back to the first military movie you watched. Maybe it was as a new military spouse; perhaps it was as a kid. Either...
Surviving a Deployment with Kids
Your spouse just left for a six-month deployment. Fear bubbles up inside. You think of all the possible scenarios, and you pray for his...