Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
Barbara Allen was just 32 years old when her husband was killed in Iraq at the hands of a fellow soldier. She speaks with Army Wife 101’s Jackie Toops and shares what it was like to raise four young boys, endure a court-martial trial, and slowly piece her life back together. She has since triumphed […] Read more…
When Lilly Atlas puts her mind to something, she accomplishes it. The proud Navy wife and mother of three is an award-winning contemporary romance author. Somewhere in between holding down the home front and raising three spunky daughters, Lilly has managed to publish seven titles. But wait — there’s more! Lilly’s eighth steamy novel, Zach, […] Read more…
This post is sponsored by veteran-owned Good to Go Gear. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Are you ready to upgrade your smile? As a milspouse, you often put the needs and schedules of others first. You hurry up and wait, you move, you support, you hold down the homefront, and you repeat. You […] Read more…
There is nothing like finding your village, and I have found that the military community provides exactly that. Never before have I lived anywhere with so many people my age, who are home with children, whose spouses are all in similar lines of work. We milspouses can connect, relate, understand and – in short — […] Read more…
The week leading up to deployment is always a tough one. It can be filled with stress, worry, silly arguments, tears, pressures and challenging conversations. My husband is a soldier who just left for his second deployment today. Fortunately, we had a wiser, more confident approach this time around. That doesn’t mean that our lead-up […] Read more…
Have you experienced a deployment yet? Or possibly five? Here is the bad news — that first one is a doozy. Now, here is the good news — once you get a deployment under your belt, you’ll acquire new knowledge, confidence and skills to help master the art of holding down the homefront. As my […] Read more…