January 17, 2011 By Stacey Abler Each time my husband has been deployed, our communication types have been different. While we were always able to have phone calls and mail, any other forms of communication were different. We’ve never been able to do any kind of video chat because of his unit restrictions and we were only able to chat over an instant messenger during one … [Read more...]
Dealing with Visitors for R&R
January 2011 R&R should stand for rest and relaxation for your soldier who has been deployed overseas. However, many soldiers and military families find the time to be incredibly stressful because of all of the time demands placed by other family members and friends during his short break from deployment. When it comes time to plan for R&R, it is important to be open and … [Read more...]
Send a Message for Valentine’s Day
January 2011 When your loved one is serving overseas, it is always difficult. However, when holidays roll around, the separation is even harder to deal with and especially when that holiday revolves around being a couple. Many spouses dread February 14 showing up on the calendar. Not only are they alone, they are also surrounded by other couples who are very obviously together … [Read more...]
Military Tax Time
Filing taxes when serving in the military can be a complicated process. Often the military member and spouse are living in a different state (or even country) than their official state of residence. Not to mention, if the military member was deployed during the year, certain parts of his pay will not be taxable. Couple that with allowances received year-round that are … [Read more...]
Ways to Count Down Military Timelines
January 2011 When your loved one joins the military, you will have the feeling of always being on some sort of countdown while he serves. You are either counting down until he leaves, counting down until he comes home or counting down until the next PCS move. If you must count down this often, you will invent some creative ways to make the countdowns more fun, especially if … [Read more...]