by Lizann Lightfoot | Jan 4, 2024 | Military Life
This post originally appeared on The Seasoned Spouse When you live on base, it can be tricky to invite family to visit. They will want to know if you are allowed to have visitors in base housing. The short answer is yes, but you must prepare paperwork in advance. And...
by Lizann Lightfoot | Nov 15, 2023 | Military Life, PCS Tips
The post originally appeared on The Seasoned Spouse A road trip with kids can stress out any parent–especially if it’s during a major move! We have four children, ages 2-8. And we’re a military family who moves every 2-3 years. Over the years, they have been on plenty...
by Lizann Lightfoot | Oct 11, 2023 | Military Life, PCS Tips
The post originally appeared on The Seasoned Spouse Living Overseas Can Be Fun…And Challenging, Too Two years ago, we left Spain to return to America. Like some lucky military families, we had the opportunity to receive orders overseas. We lived in Southern...
by Lizann Lightfoot | Sep 13, 2023 | Military Life, PCS Tips
The post originally appeared on The Seasoned Spouse It Never Gets Easier My 4 young children clung to their dad near the edge of the Navy pier. The wind tussled their hair and stung our eyes while we tried to hold back tears. In a moment, he would walk away from us...
by Lizann Lightfoot | Aug 2, 2023 | Military Life
The post originally appeared on The Seasoned Spouse Every summer, PCS season upends any shred of stability military families thought they had established. For some, it means adventures to new, exciting places as they follow PCS orders across the country or overseas....