Soldier's Wife, Crazy Life

Embrace the Suck: Advice to a MilSpouse Going Through Your First Deployment.

Guest Writer — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:08:00 +0000

Happy to have this guest post by Megan on her best advice for a military spouse. Please email me at Julie@soldierswifecrazylife.com and let me know if you would like to write a guest post for Soldier’s Wife, Crazy Life too. I just spend 3 hours on the phone with a spouse friend discussing spouses going through their...

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6 Reasons To Be Excited About A PCS, Even When You Don’t Want To Leave Where You Are

Julie — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:03:00 +0000

6 Reasons To Be Excited About A PCS, Even When You Don’t Want To Leave Where You Are You love where you live. You have a lovely house, the perfect group of friends, your kids enjoy where you are, and the schools are fantastic. You have already been there for three years, but you are...

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9 Things You Can Say To People Who Tell You They Could Never Do Military Spouse Life

Julie — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0000

I am sure you have heard it before, when you are telling a friend that your spouse has to deploy for six months. They look at you and say, “I could never do it.” And you just want to roll your eyes a bit because even though you understand what they are saying, you also...

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Feeling Lonely When Your Spouse Goes Off To War

Julie — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000

My son was just about 22 months old when my husband first went off to war. I was pregnant with our 2nd child and had no clue what to expect. Deployments were a whole new world for me. Luckily, I had a group of other wives whose husbands were in the same Company as mine....

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5 Myths About Military Spouse Friendships

Julie — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:32:00 +0000

Over the years I have heard from military spouses that they are either afraid to make friends with other military spouses, because of how they assume they will be treated, or have even tried to do so and not been successful at it. That they can’t seem to find their people, or that they keep...

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11 Reasons to Plan a Trip Home This Summer

Julie — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:48:00 +0000

11 Reasons to Plan a Trip Home This Summer As a military spouse, you probably have moved around a lot. You could be miles and miles from your home and family. You could be overseas, or across the country. You could be a two-hour drive away or a two-day drive. However far away you might...

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How You Can Help Your Children Through a PCS

Julie — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0000

One of the challenges of raising kids in a military family is having to move more often than civilian families. A lot of military families move once every three to four years, sometimes even every two years, or less. As a parent, you want to figure out how to best help your children through a...

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The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Military Duty Stations

Julie — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:36:00 +0000

Moving every few years is a big part of military life. Sometimes you get orders to places you want to go. Other times you get orders for places you would never want to even visit. The key is preparing yourself for your new location, and the best way to do so is to hear from others who have been there.

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