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Military spouses: Craft your best life possible! "... This great resource is full of practical advice as well as real-world examples that will empower spouses to have a life of their own while supporting their partners in the military lifestyle ..."—Ellie Kay, author, military spouse, and CEO of Heroes at Home The unique components of military life can make it challenging for military spouses to pursue careers and other personal dreams. This encouraging book, written by two experienced military spouses, shares lessons learned, success stories of fellow military spouses, life exploration exercises, and research-based ideas that can be applied to any stage of life's journey. Although this bo...
"The" handbook for improving the lives of military spouses
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Revised and updated, this is the essential guide for servicemembers' wives and families. • Covers all aspects, from marriage and living on base to moving and deployments • Includes sections on benefits, resources, and sound advice for a quality life in the service • Tips on how to survive and prosper, including coping with periodic separations, managing a separate career, pursuing further education, handling finances, living overseas, raising a family, and enjoying the social aspects of military life
“The first time I attended a National Guard family event in 1999, I felt like I had been abducted by aliens!” recalls Mary Corbett, author of National Guard 101: A Handbook for Spouses. “I didn’t understand anything! I had never been in an armory before. I didn’t know the difference between an officer and an enlisted soldier. I didn’t even know how to address the commander or his wife!” Corbett decided to “wing it,” rationalizing that since her husband was “just” a Guardsman she wasn’t a “real” military wife. After all, military spouses lived on bases, operated within a strict structure of rank, and dealt with long deployments. Thank goodness she didn’t have to ...
Facilitating understanding between war veterans and their families.
Imagine that you just found out that you have just one year left to live! Live Like You Are Dying provides effective suggestions in an easy-to-use, personalized thirty-day plan that will help anyone learn to live his or her life to the fullest. Motivational speaker Nancy Gaskins shares her personal experiences and insight as she provides the inspiration and tools to help you create a master plan for life management based on your desires, dreams and aspirations. It will lead you to a complete, fulfilling, well-balanced life based on your own definition of success. Gaskins includes daily lesson plans, points to ponder, detailed worksheets, and exercises that will help teach you how to: Focus on what's most important in life Keep moving forward despite failure Write a mission statement Establish and achieve clear, concise goals Make corrective actions Ask the right questions No matter where you are in life, Live Like You Are Dying will guide you through the process of learning to live your life on purpose and become a master of your own destiny. So get ready to dream big, set goals, hope for the future, plan your work, and work your plan. Your thirty-day transformation begins now!
Where Can You Turn. . .? . . .when the bills are due, the kids are acting out, loneliness and doubt are creeping into your quiet hours--and you're handling it all alone? If your partner is in the military, these challenges may be the greatest that your relationship will ever face. Now is the time you need answers, resources, and understanding. This is the book that will give them to you. Military wife and U.S. Army veteran Shellie Vandevoorde has penned a practical, compassionate guide to help military couples cope with the separation of active deployment. Now updated and expanded, Separated by Duty, United in Love is infused with her years of experience, offering sound and comforting advice...
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