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How Military Spouses Can Chase Their Dreams During Military Life

Julie — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:11:00 +0000

How Military Spouses Can Chase Their Dreams During Military Life One of the hot topics in the military spouse world is how we, as military spouses, can chase our dreams during the craziness of military life. There is always a reason not to move forward, and there always seem to be obstacles in our way. But does...

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Raising Neurodivergent Young Adults: What I’ve Learned Along the Way

Julie — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:04:00 +0000

Raising neurodivergent young adults looks different than I expected. From independence and timelines to comparison, worry, and quiet wins, this is what I’m learning as my sons move into adulthood on their own paths.

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What Military Spouse Life, Mental Health, and Solo Parenting Really Look Like

Julie — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:50:21 +0000

Military spouse life can put you in survival mode, especially during deployments, solo parenting, and difficult parenting seasons. Looking back on years of deployments, autism diagnoses, mental health struggles, and carrying the family load alone, this post is an honest reflection on what military spouses go through and why support matters.

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Military Spouse Spotlight: From Army Brat to Army Wife

Katie McDonald — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:09:33 +0000

Kodie’s Military Spouse Spotlight follows her journey from Army brat to Army wife, mother of seven, military spouse creator, and senior enlisted spouse. Her story is about stability, deployments, solo motherhood, military kids, using your voice, and working to create positive change in the Army community.

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9 Ways To Save Money On A Super Tight Budget

Julie — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:36:00 +0000

9 Ways to Stretch Your Budget When Money’s Really Tight There are many reasons why a military family could be on a tight budget. They could be saving for a PCS, paying off debt, or simply hit by the economy, where everything seems to be going up in price. There could be times during military...

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Life as a National Guard Spouse in a Non-Military Community

Guest Writer — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:38:40 +0000

Being a National Guard spouse in a non-military community can feel lonely when the people around you don’t fully understand drill weekends, training, deployments, and military life. Ashley shares how honesty, saying yes, answering the text, and attending unit events helped her find her people.

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To the Seasoned Military Spouse

Julie — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:54:00 +0000

The truth is, you might be a seasoned military spouse, you might have advice to offer and you have definitely been there before, but you are also a human being. You have done this before, deployments aren’t a new thing, and you feel like you have to be strong, for all the new military spouses...

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The 10 Worst Duty Stations

Julie — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:37:00 +0000

What makes a duty station feel like the worst? Sometimes it’s the location, but often it’s the job market, housing, cost of living, deployments, loneliness, or having to start over again. Here are the common reasons a duty station can feel hard and how military spouses can get through it.

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