Looking to make your marriage, happier, healthier, and stronger? Try a few of these ways to enhance your marriage and watch your marriage grow!

Is your marriage feeling stuck? Heather offers marriage tips from her experiences as a military wife. Includes a free download to grow your relationship.

Marriage is hard work and everyone has times that they are in need of a "boost". Here are 10 tips for spicing up your marriage today!

Are your expectations in marriage making a big difference in your contentment and satisfaction?? Or discontent and disappointment?

Marriage is hard work, and while it does take two to make it work, there are plenty of things we as spouses can do to grow our military marriage.

It doesn't matter if it's a deployment, a training, geo-baching, or another separation: Being away from the one you love just sucks. The good news? Technology has made life easier for everyone including military families. For many couples, having cell phones--even in some deployment situations-- is a fact of life and a way to stay

This post is not sponsored. I'm just excited to bring you an opportunity through an ethical fashion company that is actively seeking military spouses as Sseko Fellows. I gave up my teaching career to marry my husband. When he got down on one knee in front of Penn State's Old Main, my job--my career-- was

Have you ever heard a quote that just spoke to you? Here are some of my favorite quotes that really spoke to me.

Today's guest post is by a fabulous friend and fellow military wife- and I hope you take it to heart. Many of you are homeschooling parents, teachers, and

I think that too often in the military community, we talk about how hard deployment can be, and then we say all kinds nice things to each other that don't really mean too much. And hear me say, deployment IS hard. It IS tough. But it is not impossible (even when it seems like it

Sometimes the deployments are just too close together. Sometimes military life breaks you. Do what you can to get to a better place.

Military life has never been easy from what I've experienced. I think the waiting is what is worst. Even budgeting has become easy for me throughout these past few years compared to the waiting game

We all come into marriage with expectations. So how do we deal with these expectations in a healthy way? These 5 ways will support you in dealing with them.

When I married my husband I knew that I hit the jackpot. I am one of those ridiculously type A people. In fact, I would say I am too type A for my own good. It’s like a sickness really.

Procrastination hinders us from experiencing what God has in store because we try to control what God has established in our hearts to do.

This gallery of military kisses is sure to spark your imagination and get you in the Valentine's Day spirit. Have a wonderful holiday. If you're able to enjoy it with your loved one, hold onto them extra tight. Kiss the Bride Credit Another Kiss Credit Jean Ann Credit: The link for this image was

Looking for some ways to help support and encourage your husband? Here are 3 incredible ways to encourage him without nagging him!

I am being compensated for this post as part of the Operation In Touch Brand Ambassador Program via MSB New Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Often, deployment can feel like driving through a very long tunnel. If you grip the wheel, press your foot on the gas pedal, and ignore everything else by

Deployment letters are letters from military spouses written to deployment about what they have learned. Read this amazing letter from Molly!

When your marriage faces hard times, withdrawing is not the answer. Instead, draw close so your marriage can strengthen under stress.

As young wives, we want the beautiful, fairytale ending, our happily ever after. We dream of being the princess waiting for her knight in shining armour to come and sweep her off her feet. But the movies and storybooks never show you what happens after you ride away with your prince into the sunset. You

I am so excited to welcome Keating from High Heels and Combat Boots to the blog today! Keating has a unique wedding story which she's sharing... along with how she and her then-fiance made the decision in the first place. Ready to jump in? Let's go! Although I always dreamed of having a big wedding

What do you do to get over disappointment during military life?

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I’m talking about love. The love that exists behind a strong couple. Because I’m a military spouse, I’m talking about strong military couples.

A Symphony for My Soul a guest post about God's love and autism.

I've had it on my heart for some months to share a few of the verses that have gotten me through years of separations and deployments , so I'd like to share those with you.

I am being compensated for this post as part of the Operation In Touch Brand Ambassador Program via MSB New Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It's soon summer... and I have the travel itch! Last summer we weren't able to take more than a staycation in cute town a few miles away. This

How do you control your fear during a deployment? What has worked best when you have a spouse with a dangerous job?

When it comes to preparing for a successful countdown, carving out time for intentional planning and conversation can make an incredible impact! Here are three hard conversations that we believe every military family should make time for before the start of a deployment:

The Wholehearted Marriage shows no marriage is perfect, but it can have the chance to last a lifetime. It just starts with the heart!

A lot of people walk through life with a constant nagging feeling that they have disappointed God. Some have walked away from faith entirely because they felt like they could never live up to God's expectations. My question: Is it even possible to disappoint God?

Being a military wife is hard. And there's a reason for it.

Recently, I received an email that went something like this: Dear Jo, my fiance will be deployed for the holiday season. I don't know how to cope. Can you help me? I wish I could say that's the only email like that I've received in five years of this blog... but it's not. Every holiday

Life is a battle, but there is hope. Read this post for the encouragement to keep on fighting.

Police Wives are always behind the scenes but endure so much. God made police wives strong women for this reason. Read to find out why.

I am being compensated for this post as part of the Operation In Touch Brand Ambassador Program via MSB New Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I hate being upset with John. Even now, living in the same apartment, I absolutely hate arguing with him. We don't often... but when we do, it's usually my

Do you think there are overlooked threats in your marriage? Check out how you can overcome these 9 popular marriage threats in your marriage!

Something happens. It might be a foreign policy issue. A hurricane at home. A disaster somewhere else. But something happens. And suddenly, your spouse comes home with orders for a rapid deployment. You weren't expecting this. There are birthdays to celebrate and home improvement projects to do. Vacations to go on. There are plans for

Military relationships are hard. The long hours, the distance, the lack of intimacy at times... Here are 4 steps to help build that intimacy closer!

Welcome to Lizann, the author of The Seasoned Spouse and guest today on Jo, My Gosh! A military homecoming is rarely picture-perfect. Even when you’ve planned out the perfect outfit, the best homecoming sign, and a photographer to capture the magical moment of that first kiss, it doesn’t always go the way you envisioned. Sometimes

Sleep easily during deployment with these tips that will help you relax, feel at peace, and wake up refreshed. Find which one works for you!

There I was: a military girlfriend who had absolutely no idea what military life was actually like. I mean, I watched a bunch of war movies. So there was that. But Band of Brothers isn't exactly a primer for what being in a military relationship is like. Maybe you're like I was-- fumbling around and

My one word for 2013 is prayer. See how I plan to make prayer a priority in my life this year.

I was standing in a LOFT dressing room when I heard it for the first time. John and I were engaged and John was deployed. I hadn't seen him in months. I hadn't had a phone call from him in months. And I had hit the Deployment Wall that sneaks up on even the best

Maybe today, you are asking God for the strength to "just keep breathing." He has already answered you. He says. "My child, YOU are an overcomer."

Today, I'm handing over the blog to Petrell, the author of a new children's book, Xs and Os for Gabby Ann. The book is a sweet story about a little girl with a dad who is far away and the love that is sent over the miles. (I think we know just a little bit about