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We are a collaborative community for the military family worldwide. We are moms, dads, service members, veterans, spouses, moms of military, and more.
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We represent all branches, all ranks, all military families. Come join the conversation! Our mission: To support and uplift military families worldwide through relevant content, informative resources, and virtual events.

09/03/2026

Let your kids be uncomfortable
Isn’t it tempting
To jump in and save them
Every single time

Especially when your child
Has changed schools eight times
And lived years without their dad home

You want to make something
Anything
Easier

But there’s beauty in the in-between
Where you just wait
Sit in the discomfort
Watch the frustration tolerance slowly build

What if
Instead of rescuing
We simply stayed with them
Or maybe model it
With our own frustration
Sticking with tasks to the end
Taking a breath
Then trying again
Showing them resilience in our own selves

Fixing everything
Feels great in the moment
But it also holds them back
We’re here to raise the future of this earth
The next generation of adults

The greatest gift we can give them
Is teaching them they can do hard things

Griffin | Contributor

09/02/2026

Have you ever decided to take up a new hobby or pick up an old one?

When you pick up an old one, it feels like reconnecting with an old friend. In this case, baking has taken over my house.

Do I have fifteen broken things laying around from our recent PCS? Sure do.
Do I have boxes of random things I don’t know what to do with? Yep.
You know what else I have? Time. So I turned to ole reliable...carb loading...I mean, baking. 😂

BUT what turned into my wanting to get back into baking, quickly turned into a need to perfect the imperfect....

Larry, Moe, and Curley, my three sourdough starters. At this junction, they are quite a few weeks old and they have earned their names. Stubborn, ditzy things that could surely use a helping hand.

It isn’t like I am entirely new at this, just a new environment, new containers, but same ole baking bug.

So, if you are enjoying (or struggling with) the sourdough craze, just know that you are not alone. Larry, Moe, and Curley are giving me a run for my money but I will continue to stick it out, because I got the baking bug and it sure is nice to have my old friend back.

Wish us luck (or chaos), and give us tips!

Kara | Contributor

09/01/2026

It’s no secret making friends as a mom is HARD! Then add in the craziness of military life… it is a complete headache!

But it doesn’t have to be!

This fall we’re so excited to team up with our friends at Tiny Troops Soccer | Military Kids to help you with “Finding Friendship this Fall with Tiny Troops Soccer!” Each Tuesday in September, we will be highlighting all the unique ways Tiny Troops soccer can help military families find their community!

Just hearing about our friends at Tiny Troops Soccer®? They specialize in introducing young children to soccer through engaging, age-appropriate activities created specifically for military-connected families and communities. Check them out by clicking the link in our bio!

To “kick us off”, we wanna know...what is your favorite physical activity to do as a family? ⚽️

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08/31/2026

I heard a saying last spring that validated my choice in becoming more private: "You wouldn't give everyone a key to your house." I enjoy meeting people and sharing how my lived experiences as a person have shaped my faith, values, and morals. I can listen quietly and respond civilly to folks I disagree with. I will ask how your kiddo is liking soccer or how your job is going. I can comment on how lovely you latest family photos turned out and be genuine about all of it! But, I think carefully if I would give you a key to my house.

My home is a safe place for myself, my spouse, my marriage, our children, and our inner most circles. It is a place where I can have difficult conversations, where my children can make mistakes with a low-risk of judgement and scrutiny. Not everyone deserves a key to our vulnerability or to the intimacy of the bond my family has. The key to our home must be earned. Some folks had a key, but I took it back.

So our kids can play in my front yard and I can catch up with you at the family BBQ. While I can ask how your parents are doing or we can grab coffee on Christmas break, I cannot promise to give you a key to my house. The key is earned and it can be lost.

Taylor H. | Contributor

08/28/2026

Thank you Dolly Parton for helping me get through this crazy military spouse life 🫶🏻🦋

08/25/2026

Happy 110th Birthday to our National Park Service!

We are so grateful for the America the Beautiful Pass that allows active duty families FREE admission to all parks!

Let us know in the comments your favorite park!

08/24/2026

Happy National Parks Week!
A little glimpse of Teddy Roosevelt National Park! 🌾🦬🐴

It is full of wild horses, herds of bison and the cutest prairie dogs. We took a long weekend camping trip in early summer of 2025. It is an absolute gem that you do not want to miss! The trails were great and both of kids enjoyed getting their Junior Ranger badges.

We love our National Parks and can’t wait to knock more off our bucket list this year!

08/23/2026

If you are anything like me, when the school day is done and you finally get to hug your baby, you want to know everything! It’s a deep-rooted sense. I want to make sure they are safe and happy during their time away from me.

But if your kids are anything like mine, the best response you will get is, “it was good.” Followed up by, “I don’t remember,” when asked what they did today. End of conversation. No juicy details or step-by-step of their school day.

The reality is, when asked a broad question like, “What did you do today?” most kids honestly can’t remember. It’s hard to recall when your brain has been pushed full of new information and your nervous system has been on full alert. Their little brains are overworked and ready to relax after a long day of learning.

Instead, I started asking these 6 questions. Some I ask as we walk home from the bus. Some I ask at the dinner table. These questions find out about their day in a more specific way. It takes the pressure off recalling their whole 8 hours apart and instead focuses on times that were special to them. Keep expectations and pressure low, and see where the questions take you. You may even get a whole conversation!

Jessica | Contributor

08/21/2026

In this kitchen, we dance

I can feel it: the pre-dinner meltdown. It’s 5:30 at my house. The kids are getting hangry. The voice levels are increasing. The fighting is starting. And the pressure to make dinner as fast as I can is increasing. Add in, a dose of solo parenting and I feel like a pressure cooker ready to pop when the next round of yelling happens.
In that moment when I feel the pressure mounting within myself, I reach for my pressure valve: "Alexa, Play me some music!"

Alexa starts one of our favorite hits and I start moving and grooving like I’m a dancing queen. At first, I’m met with reluctant faces and rolled eyes. But before the first song is over, I have three kids giggling, doing the floss, twirling in circles, and probably grabbing a wooden spoon as a microphone. Somewhere in the chaos, we found the pressure release. It’s nothing fancy. No prep needed. And definitely not fail proof. Sometimes we still crash and burn even with the pumping beats. But on the nights it works it’s magical.

I hope those nights are the ones they remember when life gets loud. When they are in college or have a place of their own and feel the weight of the world pressing down on them. I hope they remember the nights when we danced in the kitchen.

Jessica | Contributor

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