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June 13, 2018

Families: An Essential Part of Military Life

Families are at the heart of MFAN. We strive to represent their interests in everything we do. So, as part of our...

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January 10, 2017

The MilFam Diaries: Chronicles of a New(ish) MilSpouse Pt. 3

Continued from last week... I didn’t realize how invasive a C-section is until I was getting ready to have one. Th...

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November 12, 2015

Living in my Veteran’s Shadow as a Military Spouse

Post courtesy of Kristine Schellhaas, MFAN Advisor. Original post from kristinespeaks.com.   Most days, I’...

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September 02, 2015

College Is Within Reach

When our daughter, Bethany, was four-years-old, she came running in the house sobbing uncontrollably. I smoothed her ...

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August 07, 2014

The MilFam Diaries: Chronicles of a New Milspouse Pt. 9

Continued from last week... Moving (known in the military as PCSing, for “permanent change of station”) is stressf...

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July 17, 2014

The MilFam Diaries: Chronicles of a New Milspouse Pt. 6

Continued from last week... We had about four days between our engagement and my fiance’s return to Spain. So I di...

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July 02, 2014

Deployment Diaries: Always Prepared, Never Ready

I’ve known he was due to leave for some time now.   And I’ve “taken it in stride” like I always do as a “s...

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June 26, 2014

The MilFam Diaries: Chronicles of a New Milspouse Pt. 3

Continued from last week... I knew I needed to pull it together on the evening before he left. We focused our conv...

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February 02, 2014

My Platform for Military Spouse of the Year

When I think about “platforms,” I can’t help but picture sequins, sashes, tiaras, and prayers for world peace. That’s...

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