Military Life

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NMFA Recognizes Three Outstanding Volunteers for 2017

NMFA was started by a few military spouses in 1969, and with the selfless service of volunteers giving their time, we’ve grown into what we are toda..

4 Things Your Divorced Friends Want to Tell You

Let’s face it, divorce sucks! It doesn’t matter how you got there, but the feeling once you are there is isolating and unsettling. It wasn’t my goal..

Military Divorce: Where Do We Even Start?

We all know the struggle of military life: constant deployments, TDYs, random shifts, and all that comes along with one (or both) spouse being marri..

How We Survived PCS-Turned-Deployment Orders…and Lived to Tell!

My husband’s PCS orders to Atlanta were cancelled at the last hour, and, instead, he was deployed overseas.

In January of 2010, I was living in S..

Thanks, but No Thanks: What I Really Think of Your Deployment Advice

The D-Word.

Some fear it, some hate it, some welcome the time apart.

Whatever you think of deployments, we can all agree that having our servi..

You Know You’re a “Seasoned” Military Spouse When…

I would never consider myself old. I don’t even think I technically qualify as middle-aged (don’t correct me if I am wrong there). But, in military ..

5 Tips to Save $1000 in Your Emergency Fund

We all know we need to have an emergency fund, but how to make that happen is another story. And why do you even need one? Simply put, an emergency ..

Have Budget, Will Travel: 3 Tips to Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck in Germany

I will never forget my first day on German soil. I felt so many different emotions that I shook like a leaf on a windy day as I handed my passport t..

So Close: A Story of a Not-So-Slight Change in Orders

In February 2017, I considered myself fortunate because for the first time in my marriage to my Marine (and possibly, maybe I’m overshooting, the hi..

Rise and Shine…It’s Time to Find Me, Again.

I’ll admit it, I was always a little jealous of Army PT. The thought of waking up early and gathering with your peers to begin a new day with comrad..