by MomJonz | Feb 21, 2020 | Empowering Women, Life, Life As Navy Military Family
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...
by MomJonz | May 26, 2019 | Education, Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Family, Life
High School Graduation is here! I love seeing photos shared on social media of all the graduates and reading about their upcoming plans in life. It took me back to my High School graduation many, many years ago. I remember the talks from my...
by MomJonz | May 9, 2019 | Empowering Women, Life, Life As Navy Military Family
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...
by MomJonz | Mar 6, 2019 | Empowering Women, Life
We held our first D.C. area #MaC meetup in January. I know, you’re thinking…”What the heck is a #MaC?”  We call ourselves #MaCs, ladies from the online Facebook group Mamas and...
by MomJonz | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Family
Every few years we tell our parents that we are moving. Moving further away and even though they are happy for us career-wise, a little piece of them is saddened about missing out on the grandkids growing up. Our kids didn’t have the opportunity to...