A nice post by an Army wife watching her husband prepare to deploy…
My child is handling my husband’s deployment a little better than I am
By Amanda Creel
It’s amazing how resilient children can be. As my husband finished up all his packing and nailed down his last-minute to do list, I found myself sulking in a […]

A University in Oregon has a grant to create a website to help military spouses through deployment.
Talk about a much-needed resource!
In order to create this site, and have it be helpful, they need YOUR input.
WHO: Spouses/partners of service members who have been deployed
WHAT: A self-help website is being created by Oregon Health and Science University […]

Today, I was talking to a very wise military wife whose husband is a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. They’ve been married for about 15 years, and she is no stranger to deployment.
Here’s what she told me:
‘The difference between a wife whose husband is deployed, and a widow or a divorced wife is that the […]

Having a friend to go through the deployment with me is something that I will always cherish and credit for me surviving the year. I can’t say enough about the value of having someone ‘on your side’ during such a hard year. Friends I have had since college, or even childhood, could not understand my […]

Watch this news story about the launch of Heroes At Home…
We’ve been in business a year now and I can’t believe how many wonderful military families we’ve been able to work with.
THANK YOU all for your service, your sacrifice, and your support!
We will continue to work hard on our gift services, our Deployment newsletter […]

Your #1 Deployment Survival Tool

As your spouse prepares to deploy, you may notice that the checklists come out. There is a lot of equipment needed to keep him/her safe while away from home. But it’s also a time to start thinking about what will get you safely (and sanely) through the deployment. Spouses who are […]

How Much Should You Share?

During a deployment, many couples face tough decisions about how honest to be about problems at home… and about combat situations that the soldier is facing.
Emails and phone calls may be few and far between, and some spouses don’t want to use up that time complaining. Likewise, soldiers may fear that […]