Tag Archives: family

Strengthening Children – The Special Education Process

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Commander in Chief At home

A guest post by Kimberly Wilkerson Family is everything. Two months ago, at the end of a 12+ year stint in the Portland, OR area, I packed up a house, a speech pathology career and a t-shirt business and moved … Continue reading →

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8 Things You Need to Know When You Take an Overseas Posting

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Commander in Chief At home

You may or may not be able to take your household goods. Well, of course you can take your belongings, but you might be extremely limited in your weight allowance. The good news is that if this is the case, … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad, military family, Military news | Tagged family, military, military move overseas, military moves, moving abroad, moving overseas, overseas military base living, pcs overseas tips | 1 Comment

United Through Reading: Face to Face While Miles Away

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Commander in Chief At home

By Kara Dallman Military spouses and children face many unique challenges. The frequent moves, reassignments and deployments that many families experience mean that life is never simple or routine. The resiliency and strength of parents and children alike is outstanding … Continue reading →

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Strength Finds Me

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

Long after Horatio returned from his most recent 20+ month deployment, people still say they don’t know how we did it. Horatio gets looks of pity for having been away from his family for so long, and friends and acquaintances … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Living abroad, No Nonsense Parenting | Tagged blue star family, dealing with deployment, deployed spouse, deployment, deployment blog, expat life, family, living abroad, married single mom, military blog, military family blog, military family issues, military kids, navy family, single parenting | 2 Comments

Vaccine Debate Over: Vaccines Save Lives

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

The title of this piece seems to state the obvious, right? So why are the numbers of anti-vaxxers increasing? Fear. Misguided fear, but fear nonetheless. There is no dispute over the fact that vaccines save lives. The inoculations developed and … Continue reading →

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All in an Expat Weekend

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

Sometimes weekends pass with nothing out of the ordinary coming to pass. This was not one of those weekends. Nothing dramatic happened but we saw several things that made me double take. Life abroad is full of things we don’t … Continue reading →

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Check out the new Spartan Up podcast and win a code for a free race entry

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

Check out Spartan Race founder Joe DeSena’s new Podcast “Spartan UP!” WE UNCOVER WHAT MAKES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WINNERS. The epitome of grit, Joe Desena, founder & CEO of Spartan Race and NY Times best-selling author, travels the globe … Continue reading →

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Oh The Twists and Turns of This Life We Lead…

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Commander in Chief At home

The windy mountain road we navigate to get to and from our house is a metaphor for our life here in Taiwan. It is full of twists and turns and near misses; but overall, lovely and with perks. Like many … Continue reading →

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To Curse or Not To Curse, WTF is a Parent to do?

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Commander in Chief At home

I’ve never been a big swearer. I can remember as a 10 year old in fifth grade, when my peers started to use “bad words,” thinking that using the F word in every other sentence was a cop-out for taking … Continue reading →

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Westley the 3 Legged Wonder Dog Has Landed

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Commander in Chief At home

Westley arrived in Taipei on Monday afternoon. His afternoon arrival made it impossible for him to go to the quarantine facility until the next day. Our customs agent took care of his well being over night, and Horatio made arrangements … Continue reading →