Military Issues – Deployment Pets
Life can be hard for Furry Military Family Members! While it is true all military life is hard, it can specially be true of pets. Too many end up in…
Thankful Challenge – Day 18
How often do you move in the military? How often one moves in the military really depends on the branch and the job the service member has. For us…
Never marry someone who wouldn’t be a great Daddy
Poster they made Dad for Fathers Day. Yes, he let the 4 kids eat most of the candy! LOL They knew he would!When I was a teenager I was a…
Helping Teens With Military Moves
It is said that a military move is as hard on teens as divorce and dealing with death even. I have come to see how true this is with…
Military Life – Maybe you shouldn’t live on Post
The Military is Going Green, maybe. There is this wonderful spirit of caring for the planet that is circling around the military. While I love going green, I think…
Military Life: Part 3 — PCS House Hunting
Back to Part 2 Military Life: PCSing with the military It is worth it to go house hunting No, the military doesn't really cover this before the PCS move, while they…
Military Life: PCSing with the military – Part 2
Back to Part 1 on how our move is going Part 2 - PCSing with the military and house hunting A standard move for the Army starts with orders that…
Military Life: It is worth house hunting when PCSing!
We are moving! Chances are friends, family, and blog readers already know this! I promised I would post an update and so here it is. Military moves can…
A Stranger Made This Military Wife Cry
While out shopping a few days ago at a very unlikely place, Walmart, with my husband and 2 of our children something unexpected happened. We had gone there as…
5 Ways to How to Help When Your Soldier Has PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can strike anyone, as the disorder’s named, being a part of a traumatic situation can cause this to occur. High stress combat zones and trauma beyond…
Living on a military post!
I want to say that it is that time of year again, the time of year when military families move. While many people move in the summer for school reasons,…
I win!
I am competitive with my husband. I admit it. Sometimes I just have to win. He is brilliant, has gotten more handsome with age, and he has this out…
The battle to change Birth fears!
I am sharing information about my births in hopes it might help someone else. I am a mother of 4, surrogate mother of 2. I have given birth 6 times…
Aug 4th — Dear Mr President… why take military retirement?
I wrote to the President, and I will write to many more I am sure about an issue that caught my little military off guard. You can read why below.…
Day 32 — The Joy of Love
I was introduced to this class by Aimee Buxton, a fantastic photographer I badly hope I can afford soon. The class for the month is free, and has tips and…
Jump for Joy
Our oldest princess had her 10th birthday this month. It was all the more special thanks to friends and family far away mailing her cards and gifts. It helped my…
Little Shop of Learning.
As I finish up putting the hair bows Crystal and I made the last few days up on our online shop I thought I would update our friends who read…
A response to – The case against homeschooling
While my family is finding our summer rhythm of seeing friends, the sites, being out side, and keeping our learning going over the summer as Mommy I find myself neck…
What I wish for the world!
This is the topic of this years Doodle 4 Google that all school aged children can enter this year. We spent weeks on this topic. My oldest came up with…