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Care Packages: Send Your Solider a Bit of Autumn

Yes, I know it’s only mid-August, but I noticed several bright red leaves on my maple tree this morning. Since the best care packages are usually planned in advance and shipped with plenty of time to spare, now might might be a good time to talk about autumn-themed care packages. There are 3 good themes [...]

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Military Spouse Interview: Christine Lay

When Christine Lay’s husband came home, she described the feeling as “amazing,” if she could even put her excitement into words. You might know Christine as the mother whose son, Jamey, received a service dog from Veterans United Foundation. But there’s a lot more to this military spouse. Her husband, Andrew Lay, returned home in [...]

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Military Spouse Interview: Being A ‘Veteran Military Wife’

You might have read Life Lessons of a Military Wife blog before, but you probably aren’t too familiar with the blogger and military spouse behind the military and life advice. The blog’s author, who chooses to be known as Veteran Military Wife and currently lives in Germany, was once in the military herself, so she [...]

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Problems at Home: When (and What) to Discuss with Your Deployed Spouse

I have been to many pre-deployment readiness meetings. After half a dozen of these meetings, there is one piece of advice that is practically burned into my forehead: “You should not bother your spouse with trouble and problems at home.” Our spouses need to be focused on the mission at hand, not worried about finances, [...]

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5 Tangible Health Benefits of Prayer

Whether you are a Christian, Buddhist or a Pagan — or even if you are not sure if you follow any religious faith — you can still pray. Prayer is a way to release thoughts, hopes and wishes out into the universe. Prayer is a great way to let things go, ask for help and let your [...]

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Counting Down the Days Until Your Servicemember Comes Home

Facing a deployment can be overwhelming. Just seeing the dates on the calendar, thinking about the months that you will be on your own can really make you feel defeated before you are even a few days into the deployment. The time seems to stretch on and on and there doesn’t seem to be a [...]

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Join Our Military Spouse Bloggers Roundtable!

I’m very excited to introduce a new way to connect with Veterans United Network and Military Spouse Central. We will be hosting regular weekly Hangouts, or group video chats, on the Veterans United Home Loans Google+ page! You will have an opportunity to participate in live video chats, ask questions and chat with us and [...]

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Military Spouse Deployment Bucket List

Many times a key part of coping with a deployment is keeping the mind busy. It sounds simple enough, but when military spouses are facing six months to a year without their spouse, trying to stay busy can get exhausting. Making a deployment bucket list can ease the burden a bit and turn the months [...]

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5 Tips for Fighting Deployment Insomnia

Imagine taking on all the responsibilities of a military spouse while struggling to get even a few hours of rest a night. Unfortunately, the additional stress makes insomnia a common problem among military spouses during deployment. Because the sleeplessness experienced by military spouses during deployment can be caused by a number of different things, there [...]

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The Art of the Military Love Letter

The No. 1 requested item in a care package? A letter. It sounds simple but a letter is priceless to service members during a deployment or even training. I have never talked to a service member or veteran who didn’t think fondly of the letters they received. There is just something about a snail-mail, handwritten love [...]

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Adrienne May is a military spouse. Her husband is an Army soldier and now is serving in the Army National Guard. Together they have three children from preschool to pre-teen. Adrienne is actively involved in family readiness and disaster preparedness on the state level and advocating for military family programs, homecoming transition programs and adequate veterans benefits.


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