It has been awhile since I've wrote a "Life Lately" post where I update you on what's going on with our little family of now three. My last post, which you can read here, was all about selling the farmhouse in Indiana. Since then, we've been enjoying life here in Tennessee. We have made lots of friends, found a good church, and we love being able to go back to Indiana to see family basically whenever we want. Things are about to change though. And that's why I'm writing this update. Our lives are about to look very different. This is Travis' last week working in his battalion. Soon, he Continue Reading
Acts of Kindness for the Military Community
We PCS every two to three years. We handle deployments and TDYs like a boss. We say goodbye to old friends, and welcome new friends. We shop at the commissary and PX. We enter a gate to get to our jobs and sometimes our homes. We are strong. We are resilient. We are the military community. And military life, although rewarding, can be hard. It can be knock-you-on-your-feet hard. On those days -- or let's face it, sometimes months -- a small act of kindness can mean so much. One simple act of kindness can be the hand that helps you stand back up. There have been plenty of times in my three Continue Reading
6 Things I Learned as a New Military Spouse
I've been married for almost two years to a man in the military. Right after our honeymoon, I moved in with my husband who was stationed in Georgia at the time. Moving near a military base, spending time there, and listening to a husband talk about his job made me learn so much about military life. As an Army girlfriend, I really had no idea about so many of the things I know about now. Today, I'm sharing the six things I've learned as a new military spouse. 1. Revelry & Retreat Every morning, the American flag is lifted and Revelry is played over speakers throughout the Continue Reading
South Korean Culture
Travis has officially lived in South Korea for one month, and even in that short amount of time he has learned a lot about South Korean culture. I love hearing about the things he's learned, and others I've talked to find South Korean culture very interesting too. There are so many things we didn't know! I wanted to share what we've learned in this first month. People dating in South Korea do not meet each other's families until after they are engaged. When a Korean baby is born, they are automatically considered a one-year-old. Therefore, a Korean may be 20 years old, but to Americans he Continue Reading