Experience
Purple Star School…Say What?
Have you ever heard of a Purple Star School? Please allow me the honor of educating you as to what
Tips for Stretching Your Paycheck
As the News 6 Correspondent here at Army Wife Network, I’ve been seeing more news related to financial struggles that many American families have been facing. Military families are also feeling the pinch as they find their paychecks are not stretching as far as they used to.
Joyful Patriots
Independence Day never seems quite right unless I attend a good ‘ol downtown parade. We haven’t had opportunities to attend any in the past several years; but, this year, I heard about one in a nearby town that supposedly was this town’s “thing.” It’s a big to-do, drawing in thousands of people from all over, no matter how hot it gets. I was going to have to attend as the solo parent with the children, so I debated whether I wanted to fight the chaos and heat. But I remembered how much I enjoyed Fourth of July parades as a child, and I wanted my children to experience the same joyful events.
Self-Image is a Journey
I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching this past year (well three years, rather) when it comes to self-image. I’ve been relearning how to love myself the way I am. Scratch that: I do love myself the way I am! But that’s now. Getting to where I am right now, feeling more confident and happy with my self-image, took some time.
Postpartum as a Military Spouse
Scrolling through Facebook, I am flooded with pictures of families smiling, kids playing, and other new moms with captions reading, “heart full.” I must stop scrolling because I can feel the tears coming down my face again. I had a baby 5 weeks ago, and I should be more like the photos I see of smiling faces. But most days, it takes all the strength I have to get out of my room. The dark side of having a baby that I was not prepared for was Postpartum Depression as a military spouse; especially when your service member is away.
Always the New One
“Hi, I’m new.” I can’t keep count on how many times I have said that in my married life. I’m sure you can relate. As a servicemember’s spouse who has moved numerous times, you find yourself in many new circles. You make introductions and small talk, it comes around to you, with a little hand raise you chime in “…and I’m the new one!”
Ready for Him to Go
I’m currently in an emotionally confusing time before my husband deploys. I want to soak up every moment with him and at the same time I’m so ready for him to go. It’s not that I don’t love him…
I’ve just had enough of this stressful time. I want to get into the new routine I know I will need once he goes. But right now is just a tortuous waiting game.
We Should Have Jumped More…
When is the last time you Jumped? I mean really jumped?
Jumped for Joy?
Jumped at a some kind of chance?
Jumped into a new duty station?
Jumped to reach a new career height?
5 Needed Practices of Small Town Political Leaders
My family and I are blessed to live in a small town in the south. Charming, quaint and caring are just a few adjectives that I routinely use to describe my town and its’ people, but not in recent months can I describe the temperature of my community as anything but uncomfortable … and politics are to blame.