My name is Jackie and I am an Army wife. My husband has served for five years and has been fortunate enough (in my eyes, not so much his), to be assigned to non-deploying units. Everything changed the day he informed me that he had to deploy. I invite you to join us as I […] Read more…
A Letter To My Deployed Husband
Dear Husband, I tripped over your boots today. They were in the middle of our bedroom floor and I didn’t expect my toe to meet a sturdy combat boot first thing in the morning. At first I was annoyed, but then I quietly moved your boots aside, knowing that they would rest there for the […] Read more…
Milspouse Confessions: We Met While We Were Deployed
“I still cannot believe that I found the man of my dreams in a war zone,” shares Heather*. She is an Army veteran and Army wife, who met her husband while they were both deployed to Afghanistan. Because the military has strict policies in place on intimate relationships in this situation, names have been changed […] Read more…
Diary of a Deployment 2: Finding the Positive
My name is Jackie and I am an Army wife. My husband has served for five years and has been fortunate enough (in my eyes, not so much his), to be assigned to non-deploying units. Everything changed the day he informed me that he had to deploy. I invite you to join us as I […] Read more…
Army Vet’s Book Brings a Child-Friendly Twist to Complex Topics
Deployment is not an easy subject to explain to children. All they know is that mom or dad will be away and may miss birthdays, holidays, soccer games, bedtime — the list goes on and on. How do we explain deployment to our little ones when they ask the big question of why? Wouldn’t it […] Read more…
Diary of a Deployment 1: How He Broke the News
My name is Jackie and I am an Army wife. My husband has served for five years and has been fortunate enough (in my eyes, not so much his), to be assigned to non-deploying units. Everything changed the day he informed me that he had to deploy. I invite you to join us as I […] Read more…