I have been a military wife for over eight years. My husband is a Nuclear Reactor Operator in the Navy and we’ve had the unique fortune of being on sea duty for almost seven years straight. My introduction to the military lifestyle came at the age of 21, when we moved from SC to WA state with our six week old daughter. One month later, my husband promptly left on an unexpected deployment for an undetermined amount of time, and I didn´t see him again until four and a half months later. I was in a new state, with a new baby, with no friends or family, as a brand new military wife. I had no idea what to do or who to call; I didn´t know if I would make it!

That experience (along with countless others we face as military families) taught me how to endure numerous extended deployments, how to find and utilize the help available to military families, how to help my daughter deal with daddy being away, how to navigate all the red tape in the military and countless other major and minor daily occurrences as a military spouse. I learned the hard way, and hopefully I can lift some of that pressure from someone else.

I like to bring a unique mix of humor, frankness and understanding to the issues facing today’s military families. I’ve found there is no one “right way” to be a military spouse. We come from all sorts of backgrounds and this makes for a unique mix of people. One thing is for sure, though: each and every one of us needs support and assistance at one point or another. I like to help others by either giving them the support and assistance they need or directing them in the right direction. There’s nothing worse than feeling all alone in this lifestyle and I’d like to make everyone feel that they’ve got somewhere to turn for honest, direct and informative answers.

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