This was shared with me by my wonderful friend, another Military wife. I thought it was beautiful and quite accurate and thought you all would appreciate it :)

Military Wife

Lots of moving...
Moving...
Moving...
Moving far from home...
Moving two cars, three kids and one dog...all riding with HER of course.
Moving sofas to basements because they won't go in THIS house;
Moving curtains that won't fit;
Moving jobs and certifications and professional development hours.
Moving away from friends;
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Yes it's true. Sometimes, every so often, as you move around the military or associate with people in the military, you will meet her. She's the one who is stirring up trouble in your neighborhood. She wears her husband's rank. Her kids are more well-behaved than yours. Home-schooling makes them smarter. And when you meet her, you will know. She's the one I'm warning you about.


It is unfortunate in our wide and wonderful military, there are some spouses who don't realize they did not enli… Continue

I was inspired by Lori's account of celebrating her husband's return from deployment. I went back in my personal blog to March of 2007 and read what I wrote about my husband's return from Iraq. Here it is:

I think we would both really like to be romantic, but somehow we're just not. We try so hard. My husband spent the week planning this big, secret date for last night. I was so impressed, even took a day away from email so as not to ruin his plans.

Unfortunately, it all fell through. The dude… Continue

The last time you were here we were red and blue. Now we're...pink and purple? YES! NAMMAS has grown to over 100 members in just 3 short months and as we continue to grow, I want to make sure we serving members in the best way possible. How? So glad you asked! We are helping you "Live Your BLISS" in 2010 and I want to tell you all about it, as well as what's up with our NAMMAS face:


1. The NAMMAS Logo is now official and ready for posting on your site! Take a look at the NAMMAS badge locat… Continue