by Annie and Tracey | Jan 27, 2025 | Military Life, PCS Tips
This article was written by our guest writer Rebecca Smith. In addition to being a blog contributor, Rebecca holds many important titles. She is a veteran, military spouse, and mom to two girls. Have you ever struggled to find child care so that you could go to a...
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 Annie and Tracey | Nov 1, 2023 | Military Life, PCS Tips
It’s PCS Time Whether you are moving a few states over, across the country, or around the world, PCSing with kids takes planning. After three PCSes in four years, we have become more experienced and made some mistakes along the way to learn from. Here are my top...
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 | Jul 12, 2023 | Military Life, PCS Tips
The post originally appeared on The Seasoned Spouse If there’s one thing that’s predictable in military life, it’s this: eventually, you’ll have to move. Whether you have PCS orders this year or you’re anticipating a PCS move in the future, it’s always smart to...