The Blog Brigade is the place to discover what military spouses are up to around the world. Our bloggers share their twists, turns, and tips through a series of entertaining posts that are bound to leave you energized and ready to meet the challenges of military lifestyle. It’s military life from a “boots on the ground” perspective.
Military Family Life: Turning Challenges Into Advantages Our military life experience – with the frequent moves, deployments and making family and home from new surroundings – provides us with many opportunities to raise healthy and safe children. We rise to challenges by turning them into advantages on a daily basis, and we’ve got great resources for support. If you’re part of a military family you may be giving me the skeptical stink-eye as you read this, but hang with me for a … [read more]
3 Ways to Make a Difference for a Friend in an Abusive Relationship I’m not a counselor, police officer or professional bouncer. So, how can I make a difference for a friend or family member that may be in an abusive relationship? Have you wondered the same thing? I found myself asking that question when a dear friend of mine confided that her husband was abusing her. As she and I remembered those days recently, she revealed some things I didn’t realize at the time such as some … [read more]
Five Things I Did Wrong at My First Military Ball I don’t know what dinner is like at your house on a typical Tuesday, but I can tell you that at our house, we dine with a single fork and drink from one glass. But, for one night each year, we all get to class it up at our military ball. Now that you know what dinner is like at my house, you can guess that wearing a gown, using multiple forks and — who … [read more]
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