By Lizann Lightfoot, The Seasoned Spouse Every year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, millions of Americans make the effort to drive or fly “back home” to spend the holidays with loved ones. Military families would love to have that opportunity, but it isn’t always realistic when they live far from family. When I first married my […]
Category Archives: Holidays
Celebrate the Holidays Together When You Can
When you are a military family there are often times when you don’t get to celebrate the holiday, anniversary or life occasion on the day it should actually take place. Deployments, shift work and other military responsibilities sometimes leave life in flux. One thing I have learned from being in the military is that often […]
Home for the Holidays – Thanksgiving Throw Downs & Christmas Chaos
Sometimes going home for the holidays feels like more work than would be worth the effort. I don’t know why I get so self-centered and think why people have forgotten about me and my family. I quickly focus on things from my perspective and get hurt. In my head, I forget the truth of how […]
