Sometimes military life wears me down. Yes, there are aspects of this lifestyle that I appreciate, but there have been times when I wondered if I was cut out for military spouse-hood, when I was ready … [Read more...]
Quote: Find Happiness Making One Another Happy
Adventure is about to strike Household Bushatz in the form of tent camping. While that may sound like no big deal to some of you, it is a HUGE deal for me. I'm not quite the opposite of an outdoor … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quote: If Your Ship Refuses To Come In
Good work doesn’t just happen to people—milspouse or not. People who have satisfying work struggle to get it. I was reminded of this the other day when I caught this little thing about actress … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quote: I am not a Wife and I am not a Widow
No matter what your spouse’s experience in war is – no matter how simple or how harrowing – he is going to come home different in some way. Time equals change. And time apart is change … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: Stop Being Sad, Start Being Awesome
On the hard days the sadness of military absence is heavy like a backpack you can’t put down or a wet blanket you’re forced to haul. “Oh yeah, he’s deployed,” your fellow military spouses … [Read more...]
Deployment Quotes: Loneliness Is Overrated
I fell into a conversation with three female servicemembers about the upcoming deployment. They were sure it would be no problem for me. “Because you are an independent woman, right? You … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: It Is Never Too Late
When I was in college I had my entire life mapped out. After graduation I would immediately move on to graduate school. After earning my master’s degree, I would embark on my career as a sports … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: The Greater Part of our Happiness
I’d love to call myself an Optimist. I’d love to wear rose-colored glasses and have five pairs as backups. I’d love to claim that a positive always exists to counterbalance every negative. I’d … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quotes: Be An Onion
I get the best advice from old guys in uniform. I don't know why this is. Maybe because they are old and finally have something to say. Maybe because the fact that they are in uniform makes them … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: Caring for Myself is an Act of Survival
I was browsing on Pinterest last week when I saw a quote that stopped me in my tracks and allowed me to think about how many times I flt guilty about caring for myself. Whether you are a mother, wife, … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: Be Angry About This
I have been spending a lot of time at the gym. Over 10 months after having my second child, I’m more than ready to be back in the comparatively amazing shape I was in pre-pregnancy. I’m tired of … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quotes: Never Contemplate Your Life On Sunday
I would like to eliminate Sundays during deployment, please. Oh, I will still keep holy the Lord's Day. I just want to take the hours of Sunday and tack them on to other days of the week when I … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quotes 2012
Every week, we SpouseBuzzers take turns writing about our favorite military wife quotes. These are the words of wisdom that help us make better choices, do better work, get through the day. These … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quotes: The Other Side Of Fear
I feel a fear creeping up on me. In the airport, TV monitors behind me blare with news of Sandy Hook. Of teachers who died trying to save their students. Of children cowering in closets. Of … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quotes: Now See What Love Can Do
I have a serious addiction to “Call the Midwife” on PBS. I’m not pregnant. I never had a midwife. I am not particularly keen to ever experience childbirth again. Yet I am hooked on this story of … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: A Loving Woman Is Indestructible
I spent the day building a wheelchair ramp to our front porch and thinking about how SpouseBuzz tried to describe military spouses in just one word. One word wouldn't do it. I recalled a quote … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quotes: First Man I Ever Kissed
There is a certain unbearable sweetness in the story of a long marriage. George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush have the longest marriage of any US President. Married in 1945, they have been … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quotes: Action Is The Enemy Of Thought
“Action is the enemy of thought,” a Navy wife said me last night. She was telling me about how she stayed positive by keeping her daughter busy with ballet classes and swimming and art school … [Read more...]
