I often get asked by well-meaning civilians what they can do to help military families. So… in honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day that’s coming up THIS FRIDAY (Hint, Hint, military husbands whose wives would really ‘preciate some ‘preciation)… here’s a list of tips I’ve put together. We’re sending this press release out in hopes

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I don’t think superwomen exist. I think they’re created. There are two kinds of superwomen – the Struggling Superwoman and the “Real” Superwoman. The first is the kind we try to make ourselves to be, the second is the kind we see other women as. The first type, of course, never seems to be as

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We just launched our new Wives of Faith blog (http://faithwives.blogspot.com/) for military wives. I hope you’ll check it out! Here is a post I just put up that I decided to cross-post here. (This is also a not-so-very-veiled attempt to update my blog during a really really busy week! ) Doing Life Together In the

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A good reflection on the sacrificies that reservists and National Guard and their families are making…and the dedication and commitment they continue to keep to their country and to the American people which they serve. When the Weekend Becomes 22 Months

What a fantastic idea – if you are part of a church looking for ways to support military families (and I know you’re out there because several of you have contacted me over the last few weeks asking how you can help) – read this article for one idea you can do. Linda Kalwasinski filled

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We had our July monthly meeting of Wives of Faith last night and it was such a good time of fellowship, prayer support and planning for some new things coming down the pike. It’s almost hard to put into words how grateful I am for the women in the group. All of these ladies have

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There is something about blogging that makes people feel a whole lot closer than they are. Maybe it’s because you share yourself more than we do when we’re actually sitting down together instead of at separate keyboards. There’s also something about being a military wife that makes it easy to meet other military wives because

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I got a notice in the mail a couple of weeks ago from the Defense Manpower Data Center, a department under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness) asking me to participate in their survey of military spouses. I took the thirty-minute survey online yesterday and it was pretty comprehensive. Questions

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