May 3Member-onlyStruggling With Anxiety When Your Spouse Is In The MilitaryStruggling With Anxiety When Your Spouse Is In The Military One of the hardest parts of being a Military spouse is when your spouse is away from you. They can be gone for a few weeks, a few months, or even up to a year. In some cases even longer. …Anxiety4 min readAnxiety4 min read
Apr 12Member-onlyAccepting the Roads You Didn’t TakeHow many times have you made a life-changing decision and can’t help but wonder what life would be like if you had made a different one? I feel as if my life is filled with these. As high school students, we have to make choices about what we are going…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Mar 9Member-only8 Tips and Tricks For Solo ParentingI never thought I would be a solo parent. When my oldest son was born in 2004, there was no reason my husband would be away from us. He didn’t have that type of job. Fast forward to just a year later, and he did. He joined the Army. Immediately…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Feb 17Member-onlyWhat I Would Tell My Younger Self About Raising a Child With AutismMy son is 16 and on the autism spectrum. He was five years old when he was diagnosed with Asperger’s, which is what they called his diagnosis at the time. Autism, level 1. It’s been a long road ever since. Everything I knew about raising children went out the window…Autism4 min readAutism4 min read
Oct 3, 2022Member-onlyBeing Content When You Live Far From HomeI moved out of my parent’s home and away from my hometown when I was 18. I couldn’t wait to explore and live somewhere else. I couldn’t wait for that independence. I was so ready and left when I had the chance to go. When I did that, I didn’t…Adulthood5 min readAdulthood5 min read
Sep 21, 2022Member-onlyAnd Somehow He is 18And Somehow He is 18 It was not too long ago, I was sitting in my living room, watching my baby play on the floor. He grew a bit, and then we started going on long walks in the stroller. …Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
May 2, 2022Member-onlyThe Beauty of an Audiobook“Julie, how do you read so much?” I get asked this a lot. I am a 40-something WAHM with three boys, two dogs, and a husband. I always have so much to do. But somehow I am able to read 100+ books a year. How? There are a few reasons…Audiobooks3 min readAudiobooks3 min read
Apr 13, 2022Member-onlyWe Are at the End of Our Elementry School YearsThe school year will be over in about six weeks here in Tennessee and I have so many mixed emotions this year. The end of the school year always means the end of a chapter. The kids are growing up and moving on to the next grade. The end of…Elementary School4 min readElementary School4 min read
Apr 1, 2022Member-onlyMy Son Has AutismMy son has autism, and we have known this since he was five years old. He is 16 now. My son has autism and he loves Star Wars, Fortnite, and Lego video games. My son has autism and when he was younger we had a lot of challenges. …Autism4 min readAutism4 min read
Mar 14, 2022Member-only8 Tips for Surviving a Long-Distance RelationshipBefore I met my husband, I was in a few long-distance relationships. They didn’t start out that way but due to leaving for college, and other reasons, I had to spend some time away from my boyfriends and I really didn’t like being in one. I hated living away from…Long Distance4 min readLong Distance4 min read
