13 Blog Posts for Military Families

This is a round up of blog posts for military families. 

Since my life is my blog’s content, it makes sense that a good chunk of my material revolves around military-related topics. Some were written as resources, some were written with the intention of simply being relatable (i.e. so other military families know they’re not alone with x, y, or z struggle), and some where written to be thought-provoking or conversation starters.

I’ve enjoyed sharing my heart in this space as a fellow military space and wanted to round up a few posts from the past to share, in case you missed them.

13 Blog Posts for Military Families

Will You Be My Community?

I tweaked and published this post about 2.5 years after I originally wrote it. I first typed it up during a time when I felt vulnerable as the new kid in the town, and with a kiddo of my own, I longed for community.

Gift Guide for Deployed Service Members

This post was a part of my holiday gift guide in 2017 and includes a slew of ideas for what to send a service member for a holiday or their birthday while they’re overseas. Whatever they receive, they have to make room to bring home, so you have to be careful about how much “stuff” you send.

How To Mow the Lawn When Your Spouse is Away (and You Have Kids) in 57 Easy Steps

Ha, just thinking about this day makes me laugh. Doing life without your partner around is just plain harder. This was one of those disastrously funny days where a glass of wine was calling my name at the end of it. 🙂

Pros and Cons of Pregnancy While Your Husband is Deployed

Jamie wasn’t around much for either of my pregnancies, but this isn’t entirely uncommon in the military. In this post I’ve shared about the pros and cons of this situation, because family planning can be a really tough thing to do when your service member is gone often.

9 Tips For Readjusting as a Family After a Deployment

Everybody sees those viral Facebook clips of families reuniting at a homecoming ceremony (which is incredible to experience), but nobody sees what goes on in the days and weeks to follow. That adjustment period is rough in some form or fashion for a bunch of families. After navigating that “redeployment” phase three times, I felt somewhat credible enough to share a few tips that helped us navigate that “interesting” time.

A Letter to My Military Spouse Soul Sisters, With Love

Ah, I remember sitting up in bed at 3 a.m. writing this a couple of years ago after receiving flowers from some of my incredible “battle buddies” the day prior. Some of the girlfriends I’ve made as a military spouse are my closest friendships. The bond we share with each other is hard to put into words, but I tried in this post.

20 Opinions from Military Families About Which Living Situation is Best: On Post, Renting, or Buying

With every PCS comes the decision of where to live: on post, off post in a rental, or off post in a home you own. It’s a tough call and usually varies depending on which post you’re moving to. I love all of the opinions and viewpoints represented in this post.

10 Tips & Tricks for Your Next Partial DITY Move

A partial DITY (do it yourself) is where a military family takes advantages of packers and movers transporting your things but moves a portion of stuff themselves. This involves weighing cars and being reimbursed for every pound you moved. Here are a few tips and tricks for doing a partial DITY.

PCS Season: Leaving vs. Being Left

Ah, the feelings of being the one to leave your friends behind vs. being the one that’s left behind are so vastly different. This post explores how contrasting those feelings can be.

How We Decided to Get Out of the Army

In this two-part post, I’ve shared how we made the biggest decision of our lives and what’s immediately next for our family.

To Parents and In-Laws of Service Members: Your Sacrifices Are Not Overlooked

I go back and forth between feeling extreme gratitude and feeling guilt when I think about all of that our families have sacrificed for us through the years. This post is a note to them.

Dear Military Spouse Facing Your First Deployment

This is my most popular post of all time. I’ve received emails for years from readers sharing how often it’s calmed the weary hearts of those facing or currently struggling through that first deployment.

PCS Woes: Why Finding Another Church is So Hard

For believers, finding a new church home is typically high on the to-do list after PCSing to a new post. It’s often pretty tough though to find the right fit and spend weeks or months jumping around. This post explores that journey and why it’s tough.

 

USO.org also has awesome resources and blog posts for military families! Click here to check them out!