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Terminally Ill 12-Year-Old Becomes Honorary Marine

Every now and then a story pops up on my Facebook news feed that is meant to inspire and motivate. After seeing this story and doing a little research, it warmed my heart to learn it was true. Cody Green, a 12-year-old boy from Indiana, passed away this...

Published Fri, Jul 13 2012 10:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, honorary marine

Answering the Tough Question: “Why Does My Dad Have to Go?”

“Why does my dad have to go? Can’t someone else go instead?” This question, raised by my 8-year-old after my husband’s departure for his most recent time away with the Army, stopped me in my tracks. He’d never asked that before, never wondered why his...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, kids

YDU: Pregnancy Lasts TEN Months

Why didn’t you tell me pregnancy lasts 40 weeks? That isn’t nine months. That is 40 weeks of watching your body change, your hormones go off the map, and your appetite bounce between being starving and being too nauseous to eat. Since when...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

Online Networking: Don’t Set and Forget!

One in four military spouses are looking for work right now. Are you one of them? If you’re not, you will be soon because — as we all know — kob seeking is a regular part of military life. The good thing is, no matter how often you have to...

Published Thu, May 08 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Career & Education

What I Learned at the Spouse Summit

You know that crazy awesome feeling of inspiration and new-leaf-ness you get when you attend the Spouse Experience? The Spouse Summit is like that, only amped up on coconut cupcakes, coffee and a really great #sweatcheck. Which is why it takes us awhile...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE, Military Lifestyle

YDU: I Tried To Deny Military Spousehood

I spend a lot of my time with other military spouses these days. They are some of my closest friends, they are my collaborators in business and they are my clients. I am proud to be a military spouse, but that hasn’t always been the case. I was reminded...

Published Wed, May 14 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Stop Living In the Past, New Retiree

Living in the past may be one of the unspoken hazards of leaving military life. Our younger daughter had some straight talk for my husband and me one summer when she came home from college. “You both talk constantly about how wonderful your last...

Published Fri, May 16 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: transition

How A Government Shutdown Could Affect Military Families

As we get closer to a possible government shutdown, I wanted to take this opportunity to make sure everyone understands the ways in which a government shutdown might affect military families. It could affect many different aspects of life, including pay...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 10:04 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: military, medical, Did You Know, leave, shutdown, commissaries, 2011, april, government, pay

The LES Drama

As Kate wrote in her post earlier over at Paycheck Chronicles and many of you have noted in comments, weird Leave and Earnings Statements (LESs) for both Active Duty and Reserve/Guard servicemembers started showing up in MyPay earlier today. These statements...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 2:43 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Video: What is Milblogcon?

On April 29 and 30th the military blogging community will descend on the Washington, D.C. area for the annual Military Blogging Conference. While you may have heard about this conference in the past, you probably don’t know much about it. In our...

Published Sun, Apr 10 2011 5:11 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support

What Do You Think?!

A friend of mine called today to ask my opinion of an FRG Fundraiser that her husband’s unit is planning. I was sort of dumbfounded by it at first and now I’m in full-on disagreement. Here’s the situation: This unit has been deployed...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 9:11 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, FRG/Spouse Support, Military Life

Mil Working Dogs Should Get Benefits, Too

Like many military service members, Army Veterinarian Technician Lisa Philips struggled to pay expensive medical bills for her four-legged family member, nine-year old Belgian Malinois Gizmo. Thankfully for her, she had a second job at a civilian veterinarian...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 5:22 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Pets

The Civilian-Mil Gap: Does it Weigh Down Troops?

Sgt. Eric Williams was a combat flight medic, a son, a husband and a blogger. He was on his way home last week from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan when his forward operating base came under enemy fire. Just days away from reuniting with his family...

Published Mon, Jul 30 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Civilians

YDU: Online Yardsale Hunting Is Part of My Sanity?

As a military spouse and mother of 4 children, I’ve found a lot of different ways to keep sane. During deployments and times of separation, I used to get depressed. I’ve missed 3 wedding anniversaries, multiple birthdays, and my husband has...

Published Wed, Aug 01 2012 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources

Housing Hacks: Dealing With Eviction

This could have been the shortest Legal Information Article ever written. If you are being evicted you really need to call the JAG office immediately. End of article. In all seriousness, calling the JAG office really should be the first thing you do if...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Legal & Financial

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