By Amanda Rebmann
I’ve written several articles about the VA Mortgage, an area I have a good knowledge base in from having worked in the mortgage industry for almost 15 years. I’ve originated mortgages and serviced them, which gives me a comprehensive appreciation for what will be for most people, their biggest monetary investment. However, I’ve never been on the other side- the one getting the loan- until now.
Lauren Gaughan, 32, spent a frigid winter very pregnant in Maine, while her husband worked in the Navy shipyard there.
She worked in a pharmacy, with lots of steady and overtime hours to keep herself busy at the end of her pregnancy.
The native Arizonian, who had previously lived in sunny San Diego before Maine, was not so accustomed to the snow, sleet and blustery temperatures.
Getting to the pharmacy before it opened to a line of waiting clients had a learning curve, for sure, Gaughan said.
I need to take a moment to brag about my longtime friend, and fellow military spouse, Bonnie.
When her husband left the Marines more than five years ago, he was welcomed into the civilian world with repeated "no's" at interviews and job prospects that could never pay the bills for their young family of six.
The last few months I have struggled with my topics to blog about. Our life felt a little boring. A little, dare I say, normal!
We were busy, but we had a routine. We knew what to expect with my husband’s job and the boys and I had our routine and looked forward to our weekends with Dad around. I felt a little guilty writing about military life because I had the guilt that my husband was training Marines to deploy but wasn’t the one doing that. With our latest news, our life is about to get flipped upside down.
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The season of Lent begins today, a time when Christians focus on simple living in the 40 days before Easter. Often, many people give up a perk or something they enjoy during this time to help focus on their religious studies.
Whether you practice Lent or not, the website 40 Bags in 40 Days is an awesome idea. It is tied to the idea of Lent and literally cleaning out your house and giving away everything you no longer need.
I’ve made a new friend.
She’s married to a fellow sailor serving with my husband. They just had their wedding. They’re trying to have kids.
Our husbands were positively giddy to get us together.
So, I made my best chicken parmesan, and they came over, and everything was nice. She was sweet and kind and she definitely expressed interest in keeping me company during the upcoming deployment.
Currently, if a service member is a convicted sex offender, no one outside the courtroom has to know about it.
They don’t register with local authorities, as civilian offenders are required to do or face penalty. They do not show up on those handy internet searches that tell parents where the closest offenders live. And when they leave the service, it is easy for them to simply disappear into civilian life – and attack again.
A few blogs back, we talked about the types of legitimate resources to use when writing for research. It occurred to me, however, that finding those legitimate resources could be a huge task all by its itty-bitty self. So, in the interest of working smarter rather than harder, I’ve compiled a list of steps that will make things easier, and online places that are basically academic-writing gold mines!
After 20 years of putting a uniform on every single day, you might think your family is ready to finally be free from military life. But, it’s a hard transition to make.
The JROTC program allows retirees to continue serving in uniform, but leave behind deployments, months’ long training and other trappings of traditional military service.
I have noticed that throughout our military moves, my closest friends at each duty station are spouses whose husband’s work with my husband during trainings, deployments or schools. It’s easier to form bonds over the long hours or mandatory family fun events.
The tough part is leaving these friendships behind. Even though technology, smart phones and social media make it a little easier to stay in touch through the distance, things are not the same once we live apart.
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