TV Shopping without the Husband?!?

We were only a couple of weeks in to our most recent deployment and Murphy had reared his ugly head too many times to even want to remember! The last in our unfortunate incidences, the TV. One of my three wonderful children decided to take it out (with something apparently hard and sharp). This of [...]

I might be deployed then

A couple of days ago my husband and I were talking about something that I was planning to do next year.  He made the comment, “I might be deployed then…”  It kinda took me by surprise a little bit.  My husband has been home for 9 months now and we finally get to have more [...]

My first….Submarine Homecoming

This following is the first blog post in our Homecoming series. Contact us if you would like to be a guest blogger and submit your Homecoming story. My first… By Despina I’m a 43 year old Submariner’s wife writing my first blog post and yesterday I experienced my first homecoming.  Although my Sailor and I [...]

Tears of Joy

No matter how big or small the gesture might be, supporting our military is certainly appreciated. I had already known that; but that day, my commitment to helping military members, spouses and families was reaffirmed in a big way.

This past Christmas was the most joyous season yet for me. It was filled with moments of true happiness because it truly is better to give than receive.

Home for a while

My husband has been home from his third deployment for six months now. In the past this usually would mean that we were getting ready for our next deployment. He was home for 365 days between deployment one and two. And was home for 15 months between deployment two and three. However, his unit deployed [...]

What a Homecoming

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Warren, with Detachment 4, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37, drops his helmet and runs to greet his wife in Kaneohe, Hawaii, on Dec. 1, 2011. DoD photo by Kristen Wong, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) – Welcome Home!! Send article as PDF to

Grateful for the little things and the little moments.

I am also grateful for the job that takes him away from us all too often. Silly though that may sound, it’s true. Most of you can relate, I’m sure.

Welcome Home USS Springfield – SSN 761

GROTON, Conn. (Nov. 11, 2011) The Los Angeles attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) makes her way through the fog to return to homeport at Submarine Base New London. Springfield returned from a scheduled six-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released) Welcome Home to the Sailors of the USS Springfield (SSN 761)! You can [...]

New Book Features 1001 Things to Love About Military Life

It’s not often a book is written by a group of military spouses, much less a group I call friends. Today, November 2nd, is the official launch of 1001 Things to Love about Military Life. Through my military life walk I’ve gotten to know each of the authors personally starting with “meeting online” to in [...]

An Unexpected Surprise

Last night while preparing to greet trick-or-treaters at a friends’ house in a military housing area, my children looked down the street and shouted “DADDY!” I realized they were looking towards a housing office so I assumed they saw another man in blue and became confused, as often kids do when seeing another man in [...]

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