Yes, the military does speak a different language. In fact, when I was researching this post, I found out that there are over 12,000 military specific terms and acronyms. No wonder family members get confused! Learning what all those letters stand for makes military life much easier. Below is a list of common military acronyms. If I left any out feel free to add yours in the comments, as long ...
Walt Disney World Tips and Visiting on a Budget
Since my first child was born, Walt Disney World has been one of my family's favorite places to vacation. It isn't the cheapest vacation spot, but there many are ways to save on a Disney vacation and still have an awesome, magic-filled experience. Growing up in Orlando, I feel like Walt Disney World has grown up with me, and my family has made many awesome memories there as my kids have grown up ...
Gov Vacation Rewards: Discounted Travel for Military
This post is in partnership with Gov Vacation Rewards. All opinions and vacation photos are my own. One of the things I loved about our life in the military was taking advantage of all the travel discounts offered to active duty personnel. Especially during our early years, finding military discounts was the only way we could afford to go on vacation. I remember one year we combined ...
Cora and Kit: 6 Years
Can you believe it has been SIX YEARS? What happened to my itty-bitty, smaller than an American Girl doll, baby? While Cora Jane doesn't have a baby book, she does have six years worth of blog posts to document her life. Happy Birthday to our sweet Cora! See all the Cora and Kit posts here and read her birth story here. ...
5 Healthy Habits Challenge: Fit for Good
It's time for another challenge! I really struggled coming up with the next challenge, because our accountability group is filled with people who have different goals and needs. Some of the ladies in our group need to lose 100 pounds or more and others just need to tone up or lose those last five pounds. As I was thinking about what could be helpful to everyone (or at least most folks) I ...
How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You: Book Recommendation
This past weekend I had the privilege of hanging out with one of my favorite people, Rachael Carman. Rachael and her husband Davis own Apologia Educational Ministries which among other things publishes most of the science textbooks we use in our homeschool. While I love their science curriculum, what I really love about Rachael is that she often speaks right to the heart of things I'm dealing ...
