Life As Navy Military Family
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Summer Horseback Riding Camps Kids Love Near Fort Belvoir VA
Horseback Riding Camps At Meadowood Stables-Lorton Nestled in the beautiful Mason Neck region of Southern Fairfax County, Meadowood Stables offers a unique Horseback Riding Camps. Combining the beauty of an 800-acre nature park and a 46 stall horse operation your child will experience the rich diversity of local nature along with learning to work with and ride horses. Part nature camp, part horse camp your child will learn to: handle horses safely, groom and tack, basic riding skills up to trotting, clean stalls, and general care of the horses. Camps usually includes visits from local horse veterinarians and farriers to discuss and show good health care for the horses. Throughout…
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Through Thick ‘n Thin
Over the last year, the quote “When Women support each other incredible things happen” has become a quote that I say several times a day and live by. I promote that quote daily to over 4,000 women from all around the world. My name is Elizabeth Simmons. I am 26 years old, and I have two children (3 and 1). I’m currently in college and majoring in Criminal Justice in hopes that one day I can help be a part of a change. My husband has been active duty in the United States Marine Corps for almost six years and has high hopes and intentions of making a career out…
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The Importance of Community in The Military Spouse Space
Mamas and Coffee® hosts Coffee Chats every Friday in their Facebook group. These LIVES are where individuals can sign up and chat about life. It’s REAL, RAW, and RANDOM. But oh, so fun. Let’s Introduce Our Coffee Chat Guest Erika Hope Bradley is a military spouse advocate, non-profit leader, freelance writer, and public speaker. Passionate about raising the awareness of the mental health challenges dependents face and removing the stigma.
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How To Keep Your Marriage Strong and Parenting Tween and Teen Girls
Mamas and Coffee® hosts Coffee Chats every Friday in their Facebook group. These LIVES are where individuals can sign up and chat about life. It’s REAL, RAW, and RANDOM. But oh, so fun. Let’s Introduce Our Coffee Chat Guest DadJonz goes by Commander Jones by day and SugaPie or dad by night. He’s a 2001 graduate of The University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business. He received a Master’s Degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in 2019.
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Modern Day Rosie – How Our Military Spouse Community Can Inspire Our Nation During COVID-19
One of the things I have always loved about our military community has been the “givers.” They’ve been there. At every duty station. In every base housing neighborhood. And at our base chapel all along. The neighbor across the street that you could ask for an egg or some milk when you forgot to purchase something at the commissary (or were trying to stretch things until the next payday).
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Military Spouses Have A Unique Voice
In the spring of 1999, I walked into a hangar at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois and adjusted my eyes to the sea of white, as I searched for one particular sailor. Our Navy journey began that day. It took us to Charleston, South Carolina; to New Jersey where we lost friends on September 11th and my spouse unexpectedly deployed to the Persian Gulf; to Nebraska, Berkeley, Pensacola, and Oklahoma; and finally to Maryland, where he completed Test Pilot School and is now finishing up his final tour with the Navy before he retires. Along the way we acquired three kids, a couple of dogs, dozens of friends who…
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PFAS – The Toxic Chemical Putting Military Personnel At Risk
PFAS (Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl) are chemical substances that can be found in a various number of products, from adhesives, packaging of food, cookware or even clothes. But given the small concentration that can be found in all of the above mentioned products, although concerning, it doesn’t pose a huge health threat at this moment. This being said, there is a real risk regarding PFAS toxins that must be taken into serious account, and that regards the concentration of it in the composition of AFFF – Aqueous Film Forming Foam or simpler said, Firefighting Foam.
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Create Your Custom Thigh-High Socks And Make A Statement
“Socks! Where are my socks?!” Come on now, tell me my household isn’t the only one with the problem of socks going in the washer as a pair, but come out of the dryer alone. Socks are something we buy often. We buy all sorts of socks. No-show socks, ankle socks, knee-high socks, and thigh-high socks. I’m going to share a bit about how we wear thigh-high socks in our home. And let you know how you can order custom thigh-high socks from Chrissy’s Knee-High Socks, made right here in the USA.
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Remote Work For Military Spouse Employment
I met a dashing young man in college years ago but didn’t give much thought to it because I had career goals that didn’t include a husband, kids and most definitely, nothing near a military life. That all changed when I walked down the aisle and said, “I Do!” That dashing young man is now my husband; a Naval Officer.
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Ice Skating In D.C. and Save Some Money Having Fun
I hope each of you had a Merry Christmas! As we sit here relaxing we are thinking of some fun things to do while the kids are out of school for the holiday, we also don’t want to turn it into another Christmas expense. Living in D.C. brings on lots of fun and history and lots of FREE things to do. However, there are things you will want to do that includes a fee. One of those things is ice skating.
