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Personalizing Your Care Packages

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Recently, I found myself going through my husband’s footlocker and I discovered something that surprised me about my husband: He is really a sentimental sap. While he was in Iraq, I tried to do something outside of the box when it came to care packages. He had a PX, he had a Burger King, Pizza Hut and Subway available to him so food was not an issue but homesickness was a huge issue for him and I spent much of the time trying to find a way to make him feel a bit closer to home. Early in his deployment … Continue reading →

Making Deployments a Little Easier

There have been some great developments lately when it comes to deployments. While none of us are very fond of the time away, we do like to hear about things that’ll make the transition a little bit easier. Have you ever gone through deployment? If you have then you know all too well what it means to have a loved one away and how crazy you feel during this time. You also know how the kids and any other close family feels. Do you know of any tricks that can help those that have never gone through this? If you … Continue reading →

What is L.I.N.K.S.?

LINKS What is L.I.N.K.S.? I’m sure by now that you’ve heard of LINKS, whether you paid attention or not is another thing. Many hear it and think nothing of it, others just think it is some wives club but only a small amount will go out and find out what it is. So, I’ve figured I’d bring LINKS to you, okay well I’m not actually bringing it to you. First, L.I.N.K.S. is a great class for you to take if you are about to marry someone in the military or are newly married. This is a class taught by other … Continue reading →

What is a Key Volunteer?

I’m sure by now you are probably wondering what a Key Volunteer is. Am I right? I remember when I told my sister that I was taking a class on being a key volunteer, she had no clue what I meant but explaining it was easy. At least to me it was, which doesn’t mean she really knows what I do today. Okay first, I’ve been married to my Marine for the past 10 years but it wasn’t until two years ago that I decided to join the Key Volunteer Network. At first I just didn’t want to do it, … Continue reading →

What a Care Package Means to a Military Family

I wanted to share a few stories on a few people that volunteered to help put a smile on my husband’s face when he was in Iraq. While he was over in Iraq he did have me and the kids to send him packages and a few from other relatives but I heard he wasn’t getting them very often. This got me to thinking, with the internet and all the groups I was in why couldn’t I just ask a few friends if they wouldn’t mind sending him a small care package or letter. Someone beat me to this though, … Continue reading →

Volunteering can Mean Sending Care Packages

Oh, with the beginning of the new year it makes many think of things they want to do and wish they would’ve done last month. One of those things is volunteering, whether it is more in your child’s classroom, at a shelter or sending a care package. That’s right, even us military families send packages to those far away, even when our spouses are in the same house as us. For those that want to send stuff over to the troops there are many websites that will tell you items to bring, some that will send care packages for them … Continue reading →