I opened my email inbox and there it was… “You’re invited to MilSpouseFest 2016 in San Diego, CA!” What in the world is a military spouse conference? I thought “Is it going to be like an FRG meeting? Is it like a family day?” I think most modern military spouses and significant others tend to […] Read more…
My son knew that Daddy wore the same thing to work every day. My son knew that Daddy works for a long time, some days Dad would come home and my son would already be in bed. My son knew that “daddy is a hero”. But would my son know that Daddy is deploying? Would […] Read more…
With a baby on one arm, I tried my best to reach up to my husband and give him one last kiss. One last kiss before he would deploy for the first time in our marriage for seven months. Seven long months. Tears were streaming down my face. I couldn’t talk. I could barely look […] Read more…
Deployment affects everyone in the military family, not just the service member. Most military families may have binders to organize their PCS documents. A deployment binder full of checklists can also help ease your mind during this stressful time. Having a binder keeps things centralized and organized on the homefront. Deployment is such a trying […] Read more…
In the military, OPSEC stands for Operational Security. There are rules and guidelines for OPSEC that pertain to services members and their families and friends. In this day and age with social media, there are a lot of bad guys out there looking for information to deter the safety and missions of our nation’s military. […] Read more…