Here’s a post from an Army wife counting down to her husband’s next deployment. You can read her blog here.
 
K.’s gear packed up in the barn a couple of weeks ago. GI Joe would sell his Kung Fu grip for all the stuff K. has stashed away in there!
The closer he gets to leaving, the […]

By Joel Brown / Argus Leader
Being the father of a deployed soldier has been eye-opening.
As a political conservative, I had grown accustomed to cheering for the USA in conflicts overseas. I had my own thoughts on Sept. 11, 2001, and supported the wars in two countries that have followed.
I haven’t wavered as a patriot, but […]

This is a re-post from a Blog called Daily Dwellings. Monica is the wife of an Army Chaplain who is currently deployed to Iraq.
Military marriages are hard. They take a certain amount of extra work because of special circumstances that arise because of being a part of the military.
The major special circumstance that makes military […]

Here’s a post from an Army wife that is nervous about redeployment - I’ve certainly been there!
You can read her blog here.
We got our first “re-deployment” email today. And, I have to tell you, it’s kind of crazy.
Don’t get me wrong, I am totally 100% excited that my husband will finally be coming home in […]

Here’s a nice post from a wife going through her husband’s 6 month Air Force Deployment.
You can read her blog here.
Dear Me,
There is something I am afraid of… I am terribly afraid that I will get use to living without Daniel. I am scared that the sting of being apart will lessen and I will […]

 By Noah Shactman / Wired

The U.S. military is strongly considering a near-total ban on Twitter, Facebook, and all other social networking sites throughout the Department of Defense, multiple sources within the armed forces tell Danger Room.
It’s the latest twist in the Defense Department’s tangled relationship with so-called “Web 2.0″ sites. But while earlier social media […]

I found a couple of things today that might have eased the pain of deployment just a little bit…

 
#1. The Husband Pillow.
I know, I know, this thing has been around forever…. but it certainly takes on new significance for  anyone facing a year of sleeping alone! I love that this one has an actual hand - tell […]

Here’s an article from ABC News about what a soldier needs in the field. It’s written by someone stationed with troops in Afghanistan.
I agree with most of it - mail is super-important while you’re overseas. Chow was a little more difficult for me since I’m a vegetarian, but Katie and her mom sent me canned […]

I read an interesting blog post today on the difference between unfounded worry and legitimate concern. Wow! It was eye-opening…. and I wish I’d read it during Paul’s deployment!
While Paul was in Afghanistan, I was a nervous wreck. I spent many sleepless nights and many afternoons unfocused and aimless in my life. I did have […]

I read a great article today about how celebrating the tiny moments in your life can raise your happiness level, increase your resilience when bad things happen, and help ward off depression. You can see the whole article here, or I pasted the text below this post.
This study confirms what anyone who has survived a deployment has […]