Soldier's Wife, Crazy Life https://soldierswifecrazylife.com Support for Military Spouses going through deployments, pcsing or anything else the Military life throws at you. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:37:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-SWCLLogo-32x32.png Soldier's Wife, Crazy Life https://soldierswifecrazylife.com 32 32 23294980 Military Spouse Spotlight: From Family Recipes to a Tres Leches Business in Guam https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-in-guam-tres-leches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-spouse-in-guam-tres-leches https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-in-guam-tres-leches/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:37:15 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=227152 Faith’s Military Spouse Spotlight shares how her love for Mexican cooking and tres leches cakes grew into a small business in Guam. Her story is also one of motherhood, postpartum healing, friendship, and finding a village far from home.

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-in-guam-tres-leches/feed/ 0 227152 Why Military Spouse Friendships Are Important https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-friendships-important/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-spouse-friendships-important https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-friendships-important/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:02:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=216163 The first military friends I ever met were after I moved to Germany when I was 27 years old. I met most of these ladies through the FRG. I also met people through playgroups and PWOC. Over the years I have been able to make friends at places like swim lessons, MOPS, and our local...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-friendships-important/feed/ 4 216163 Mistakes New Military Spouses Might Make https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/mistakes-you-might-make-as-a-new-military-spouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mistakes-you-might-make-as-a-new-military-spouse https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/mistakes-you-might-make-as-a-new-military-spouse/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:03:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=215064 Military life comes with a learning curve, and no new military spouse gets everything right in the beginning. These common mistakes can help you feel less alone, learn what matters, and give yourself grace as you figure out this life.

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/mistakes-you-might-make-as-a-new-military-spouse/feed/ 0 215064 Military Spouse Spotlight: Fitness, Motherhood, and Building a Portable Business https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-fitness-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-spouse-fitness-business https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-fitness-business/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:15:57 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=227118 Taryn’s journey through fitness, motherhood, military life, medical school, and Guam is a powerful reminder that progress does not always require perfect circumstances. As an Air Force wife, mom, personal trainer, and business owner, she has learned how to keep showing up for herself even when life refuses to stay predictable.

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/military-spouse-fitness-business/feed/ 0 227118 The 15 Stages You Will Experience On Your Next Military PCS to a Brand New Place https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/15-stages-military-pcs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-stages-military-pcs Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:31:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=215842 These are the stages of a Military PCS PCS season is around the corner and life is getting quite hectic for quite a few military families. Although it has been a while since our family has gone through a military PCS, I remember the process and how stressful and crazy everything can be. 1. Bored...

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]]> 215842 What You and Your Spouse Need to Talk About Before They Deploy https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/spouse-need-talk-deploy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spouse-need-talk-deploy Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:17:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=216519 What You and Your Spouse Need to Talk About Before They Deploy There are a lot of preparations that need to happen before a service member deploys. He or she will go through a lot of pre-deployment tasks from packing their bags to paperwork within their units. They will have bags ready to go weeks...

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]]> 216519 The Military is Going to Disappoint You https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/the-military-is-going-to-disappoint-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-military-is-going-to-disappoint-you https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/the-military-is-going-to-disappoint-you/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:14:00 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=222292 Making plans as a military spouse feels like gambling. Will we be able to go on that trip? Will we really move to that state next year? What will the next few years look like? I learned pretty quickly that the military is going to disappoint you. Paperwork takes longer than it should, dates get...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/the-military-is-going-to-disappoint-you/feed/ 0 222292 9 Lessons Learned On Our Military Retirement Journey https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/lessons-learned-on-our-military-retirement-journey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-learned-on-our-military-retirement-journey https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/lessons-learned-on-our-military-retirement-journey/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:21:00 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=222471 By Melonie Kennedy This is it. We’re handing in the keys to our on-post housing in a few days, then my husband will begin terminal leave. After sixteen years of marriage, seven duty stations, several deployments, and so many TDY’s I can’t even remember them all, it’s over. He’s out. The End. Retirement is a...

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