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 […]
Marriage
Three Lessons in Three Years of Marriage
Three whole years of marriage. My how time flies right? On Tuesday Charlie and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary…and I don’t think either of us could have predicted what a wild ride these three years would be. In three years I have been a civilian wife, a National Guard wife, and an Army wife. […]
Military Marriage Retreat
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 […]
I’m glad I wasn’t a young military spouse
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 […]
MilSpouse Monday #2: Thriving Far From Home
If you read my military spouse story last week, you probably know that I didn’t make my first move away from my family due to the military. However, I did uproot my life at 18 to move across the country…and I have been gone for over ten years now. My how the time flies when […]