(And other deployment finance mysteries…) I was sitting in the International terminal at LAX, waiting to board my flight to Australia to meet Paul for R&R. It was the first time I would see my husband in 9 months, and we had been looking forward to these two weeks as the trip of a lifetime. […]

Keeping Your Relationship Strong While Apart Some days, being without your deployed “someone” is harder than others. Valentine’s Day is one of those days. But with a little effort and planning, you can keep your relationship strong every day and use the time apart to pave the way for an even coser connection when he/she […]

It Might Not Be A Good Idea To Post While Overseas Keeping in touch with loved ones overseas is a lot easier with the help of social networking sites like Facebook. But that increased communication brings concerns about what troops are posting… and who can see it. “If you use commmon sense, it could be […]

The Canadian Department of Defense doesn’t want soldiers posting on Facebook while deployed, siting security concerns. Read the whole story. Read about the pros and cons of Facebook in the Field. Read how Mark feels about Facebook.

Nothing can dampen a deployment like arguing over money with your spouse at home. No family is immune to the challenges of managing a budget, especially from across the world! What I think worked well for Kelly and me was to sit down well in advance and do some simple math: what money is coming […]

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 […]

Facebook and other tools like it are rampant in our culture today. They are a true testament to the power of the computer and make the world a much smaller place. This being said, this luxury comes with a great deal of responsibility, especially in a combat zone. Although the internet keeps us connected with […]

I really felt it was important to know as much as possible about Mark’s deployment – both the good and the bad. Yes… there were times when it was hard to move on with my day, see patients and pretend ‘life is great’ when I just heard from my husband that they were hit with […]

Paul and I decided long before he left that we would implement the much-frowned-upon ‘complete honesty’ policy during the deployment. I’m SO glad we did. When your spouse is deployed, you’re going to be nervous and frightened – There’s no way around it. I spent much of the year feeling like that, and yes, those […]

During difficult times like deployments we naturally never want to pile on or bring unnecessary stress on each other. Some couples and families choose to censor their experiences both on the homefront and on the front line. There are many degrees of censorship that loved ones practice during deployments and each family must decide what […]