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Tuesday Morning Coffee: 1/19/21

Posted on January 19, 2021by Jnschaefer

Helloooooooo friends! It’s been a while. We are still in the midst of this PCS so I figured it was time for an update over a virtual cup of coffee! For those who don’t know, we are moving from Fort Hood in Texas, to Fort Lewis/JBLM in Washington. I’m from central Washington and my family […]

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Mentally preparing for a pandemic PCS

Posted on December 4, 2020December 14, 2020by Jnschaefer

Oh hi! It’s been a while. I think my goal for this year was consistency…but let’s just go ahead and accept that 2020 had a wildly different plan for the year. Anyways. If you follow along on my Instagram, you probably already know that we are gearing up for a PCS hopefully in the near […]

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The First Deployment With Kids

Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020by Jnschaefer

The first deployment with kids…because it’s a totally different rodeo! #deployment #milspousemonday

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The Importance of a Future Dream

Posted on May 4, 2020by Jnschaefer

Military life means that a lot of things are out of your control. The biggest thing is that where you move, and how often, is ultimately up to somebody else. Somebody who really doesn’t care what you think. Sounds a lot like life right now during the COVID-19 lockdown too right? Just like people are […]

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I’m jealous of my deployed spouse

Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020by Jnschaefer

Deployments are hard for everyone involved, and sometimes leave me feeling jealous of my deployed husband!

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Moving Home During Deployment

Posted on September 9, 2019September 13, 2019by Jnschaefer

Moving home during deployment or staying where you are: it’s a big decision. Here’s why I’m moving

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Military Marriage Retreat

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019by Jnschaefer
Military marriages come with unique challenges: a marriage retreat can be a great opportunity to refocus on your spouse and strengthen your relationship! #milspousemonday #milspouse #milso

Happy MilSpouse Monday friends! How was your weekend? We got the opportunity to participate in a Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat in San Antonio and it was amazing! We have actually been hoping to attend a marriage retreat for some time now, so when my husband’s chaplain came to us with a last minute spot we […]

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I’m glad I wasn’t a young military spouse

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019by Jnschaefer
I'm glad I wasn't a young milspouse - why getting married at 27 was the right choice for me #milspouse #milso #armywife

Happy MilSpouse Monday friends!Last week I took on a fairly controversial topic and wrote about my feelings on Service and Sacrifice as they apply to us as military spouses. This week I am getting controversial again…so don’t hate me! Or do…but at least read this first before you make up your mind 🙂 I am […]

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Service and Sacrifice

Posted on January 21, 2019January 21, 2019by Jnschaefer
As military spousese, our sevice and sacrifice may not look the same as our service member, but that does not make it any less valid!

“Thank you for your service and sacrifice.” This is probably something you have heard said to your service member more tan once…and maybe someone has even said it to you. A nice thing and it makes you and your spouse feel appreciated, right? Well recently I was scrolling through a post in a Facebook group […]

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A Crash Course on Making Friends as a MilSpouse

Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019by Jnschaefer

Making friends.  It’s something we all know we want to do.  But actually doing it is another thing entirely.  Like I talked about last week, it seems to be so easy and come so naturally when you are young.  Then you enter the grown-up world and it’s suddenly not so easy.  Add in the military spouse […]

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