Parenthood

It has been two years since our family started walking in the world of drug addiction, but longer than that for someone I love. You see, this person had experimented with drugs for a number of years. I even...

My 7-year-old was reading a book about Jackie Robinson last night. Robinson was born in 1919, and in 1947, he became the first African American to play for a Major League Baseball team. Take a second to think about...

Dear Young Mom, I remember how hard it was to have 3 kids under the age of 4. The days were long and the nights were longer. When the 4th child came 4 years later, I gave up on trying...

Ten years ago I found out I was having my first son. I imagined weekends at birthday parties, baseball games, and spending time with the other moms while our kids played. Then one sentence shattered my dream:  "Your son has...

In the midst of the global pandemic, many small businesses have suspended operations or are re-framing their strategy to engage in virtual platforms. With the economy on rocky footing, and most consumers staying and working from home, we want...

I remember a time in early motherhood where I was voluntold to work in a children's class. Voluntold because there was a need and some of that need was a direct result of having children of my own. I served in...

Even though it happened over two years ago, I can still recall the conversation. Shortly after our cross-country move, my husband and I updated our drivers' licenses on base. We made joint appointments with the REAL ID mobile center so...

Our Military Moms Blog team is incredibly unique. We live in different states and countries. We come from varying backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. We have different family sizes. We are all different ages and in different stages of our lives....

My husband and I recently finished watching the Netflix series "Bodyguard." Military moms and spouses: consider this your spoiler alert and also a trigger warning.  The plot of "Bodyguard" crucially hinges on the main character's PTSD and combat stress....

I am an expectant first-time grandma with a serious case of baby fever. Any time I’m out in public, my eyes are invariably drawn to babies. While standing in a customs line in a large international airport recently, I spied...

Giving Tuesday was established in 2012. It started with a simple idea of enabling people to do good for others. It has grown into a global movement that inspires people annually to give time or money; to uplift one...

Our youngest graduates high school this May, so there is a lot of talk about majors and decisions on futures in our house. She’s kiddo #5, and this is not my first rodeo. This is big stuff! Important decisions...