In the heart of Georgia is a place you’d never think to find. It’s a small get away hidden from the world, but only about a 30-40 minute drive from Fort Benning, GA. In this little piece of paradise, totaling over 40+ acres, veterans, active duty military and their families come from all over to […] Read more…
Diary of a Deployment 4: Feeding My Soul
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…
Diary of a Deployment 3: Telling the Kids
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…