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Valentine’s Day Crafty Treat
This is a fun activity to do on a cold or rainy day. Colors can be modified for any holiday. Kids of practically every age can get involved in making this fun treat. These treats are salty and sweet and … Continue reading
Posted in crafts and recipes
Tagged craft, craft blog, deployment, easy valentine craft, easy valentine recipe, easy valentine treat, family activity, family blog, hersheys, hersheyskisses, joining forces, military, military blog, military families, military family, military family blog, military spouse, parenting, recipe blog, valentine craft, valentine treat, valentines craft, valentines day, valentinescraft, valentinesday
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Book Review: The World Cannot Give
This book is going to be wildly popular, and deservedly so. I put down another book I was reading in order to eagerly start The World Cannot Give when I received the ARC because the early reviews compared it to … Continue reading
It’s National Popcorn Day- Try a MilFam Business to Celebrate
Today is National Popcorn Day (yes, there truly is a day for EVERYTHING), so it seems fitting to feature popcorn company Hot Sugar Pop! Dual-military couple Will & Tiffany Glass started Hot Sugar Pop in 2018, but they’ve been popping popcorn for … Continue reading
Legislation Introduced to Provide Financial Support to Military Members and Their Families
The following is a press release announcing legislation that could be very helpful to military families. Financial planning is a stumbling block for a great number of service members and their families. If enacted, the new will would provide avenues … Continue reading
Wounded Heroes Documentary
If you or someone you care about suffers from PTSD, read on… Wounded Heroes, an award-winning documentary directed/produced by filmmaker Michael Gier and released by Gier Productions, LLC, is a three-year passion project that features successful alternative treatments that give … Continue reading
Posted in guest post, military family, Military news, veterans
Tagged air force, airforce, army, Chuck Gardea, Gier Productions, Kyle Green, Michael Gier, military blog, Navy, pts, VA affairs, va ptsd, Veteran suicides, veterans affairs, veteransmovie, wounded heroes, wounded heroes documentary, woundedheroesdocumentary, woundedheros
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Empower Oversight Discovers Conflicts of Interest and Potential Insider Trading Enabled By the VA
From WASHINGTON —The Veterans Administration (VA) provided more than 1,200 pages to Empower Oversight in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding conflicts of interest and potential insider trading. The documents confirm the Department is stonewalling congressional oversight requests.Based on whistleblower disclosures, … Continue reading
Posted in military family, Military news, veterans
Tagged chuckgrassley, EmpowerOversight, Empowrus, insidertrading, military, militaryblog, militaryspouse, senate, veterans, veteransaffairs, whistleblower
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Congress Misses Opportunity to Help Military Families By Fixing Tricare Young Adult Shortcoming
Shared from MilitaryFamily.org Most Americans get their healthcare through work – and military families are no different, earning their health care benefit through years of service. And while they make many sacrifices to do so, the quality of their health … Continue reading
Posted in military family, Military news, Uncategorized
Tagged deployment, Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act, joining forces, military, military blog, military families, military family, military family blog, military spouse, MOAA, National military family association, NDAA, NDAA HR 475, NMFA, tricare, tricare cuts, tricare young adult
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Renting Out US Property While Living Overseas
It is a recurring theme among many Americans who live abroad to rent your home while you travel. Many people do not want to give up their residence because they plan to return in the near future or because they … Continue reading
Posted in guest post, Living abroad
Tagged deployment, expat taxes, military blog, military families, military family blog, military issues, military landlord, military landlords, military rental, military spouse, military tax issues, military taxes, militarybyowner, rental property, rental property taxes, taxes for expats, taxes for military
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My UnOrthodox Life- Trainwreck or Triumph?
By now, if you are in any way connected to Jewish life, you have heard of the Netflix reality show, My Unorthodox Life. I’ve seen several polemic opinion pieces about it written by people who have not actually seen the … Continue reading
Alert: Food Assistance For Military Families
Greetings! Do you have children who aren’t receiving meals at school due to virtual learning? Are you in a military family and curious about how to access food support for your children? On Wednesday, April 28, our partners at the Food … Continue reading
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