Latest:

Army Wife Network

Engage. Educate. Encourage. EMPOWER.

military kids

joyful
Experience Military Life 

Joyful Patriots

LaVaughn Ricci 0 Comments , , , ,

Independence Day never seems quite right unless I attend a good ‘ol downtown parade. We haven’t had opportunities to attend any in the past several years; but, this year, I heard about one in a nearby town that supposedly was this town’s “thing.” It’s a big to-do, drawing in thousands of people from all over, no matter how hot it gets. I was going to have to attend as the solo parent with the children, so I debated whether I wanted to fight the chaos and heat. But I remembered how much I enjoyed Fourth of July parades as a child, and I wanted my children to experience the same joyful events.

Read more
new
Experience Military Life PCS 

Always the New One

LaVaughn Ricci 2 Comments , , , , ,

“Hi, I’m new.” I can’t keep count on how many times I have said that in my married life. I’m sure you can relate. As a servicemember’s spouse who has moved numerous times, you find yourself in many new circles. You make introductions and small talk, it comes around to you, with a little hand raise you chime in “…and I’m the new one!”

Read more
Podcast 

AWTR Show #904: Goodbye, Summer Slide

AWN Command Team 1 Comment , , ,

If you’re a parent of a school-aged child, then this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment is for you. Amanda B. has been in education for the past ten years (and a classroom teacher for 7 of those). Wanna say Goodbye, Summer Slide? The summer slide is when students forget what they learned the previous year. Amanda gives us tips to help our kids start the school year off on the best foot possible.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

Read more
Financial Literacy
Partner Posts 

Three C’s to Equip Milkids with Financial Literacy

AWN Command Team 1 Comment , , , , ,

One of the best things we can do for the next generation is equip them with financial literacy. This military spouse life comes with loads of responsibility: Managing HH6 in the absence of our service member, cross-country (sometimes global!) PCSes, childrearing, tribe-building,and so much more. It goes without saying that “adulting” can be challenging for anyone, but even more so for military spouses and our kiddos. 

Read more
You Sacrifice Too
Experience Military Life Relationships 

You Sacrifice Too

LaVaughn Ricci 2 Comments , , , , , , , , ,

I remember the first time a kind woman came up to my husband in uniform and thanked him for his service and sacrifice, and then turned to thank me too. We were in our second year of marriage, and I hadn’t yet heard that from a stranger. I was caught off guard – – taken aback that someone would turn to recognize me, just a normal woman standing by her serviceman’s side. I felt very undeserving.

I wasn’t the one in uniform.

I wasn’t the one sacrificing.

I wasn’t the one serving. 

Read more