Military Moms

With the end of the year comes reflection about what has gone well (and what hasn't!), and setting our sights on how to make 2021 better. In order to do that, we need YOUR help!  Here at The Military Mom...

I’m the type of person who would never turn down an item of clothing full of sparkles. Especially during the holidays. Indeed, I’m a sucker for glittery ballet flats. So nobody would ever accuse me of having a particularly refined...

Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between. Whether you’re searching for a gift for...

This post is sponsored by our partner, the Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs. AMSE is an exclusive community for military spouse entrepreneurs to learn how to launch, build, or scale their own business. Founded by Moni Jefferson and Flossie...

It's fitting that this year 2020 is the same number, repeated in a pattern. Two-oh-two-oh. Twenty-twenty. For many of us, this has been the rule since March of 2020–the same thing, repeated in a pattern. As I write this, many states...

  One of my best friends sent me a TikToK where a woman shared her resolutions for 2020, made at the beginning of this wild year. By the end she was laughing out loud and crying and so was I. It’s...

Our society is full of different types of shaming, and it's got to stop for the sake of our kids. Shaming has taken on different forms as our generation has developed. Body-shaming, public-shaming, mask-shaming, mom-shaming, and the latest and greatest,...

I love a good Hallmark movie. And let me clarify to say I am aware that the statement is an oxymoron. They all have the same plot, they all use the same sets, they even all have the same actors!...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” A question I am almost certain that all of us have been asked at least once in our lives. I can remember as a little girl my answer would almost...

Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between. Finding out you're having your first baby...

Have you ever had the darnedest time answering a simple question? We were at our last duty station for an unusually long time (a feat that requires good luck and some finagling to achieve) and would often be asked...

I’m a middle school teacher. I have a lot of things displayed in my classroom, but this is among my favorites: Anyone who deals with children on a daily basis will be able to relate and most likely agree...