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How to Make Yourself a Priority as a Military Wife (and Mom)
As a military wife, there will be times you feel like you are always putting others first. You take care of your family, home, and husband—and unfortunately, it often feels like it needs to be at the expense of taking care of yourself. As women, we put a lot of...
November Brave Crate- Pillar Party🎉
Everything Inside of the NOVEMBER Brave Crate!!! After helping military spouses count down thousands of months of deployment there's one thing we've learned for sure: it is always better to count down in community. Whether or not you're surrounded by fellow...
5 Time Management Tips for Military Wives You Haven’t Tried Yet
Time is one of our most precious resources. However, if you’re the spouse of a service member, you know how tough it can be to manage your time. Between work, family, and taking care of your home alone at times, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Throughout my experience...
October Brave Crate- Milso Magic💫
Everything Inside of the October Brave Crate!!! If we had to choose one word to describe the time we spend away from our partner most of us would not pick "magical". Living life with half of your heart far from home isn't easy, and if we're being honest it...
3 Ways to Feel More Connected to Your Deployed Service Member
One of the hardest parts of living through a deployment is struggling to feel connected to your deployed service member while he's so far away for so long. I used to struggle feeling connected to my husband anytime he was away from home, but especially when he was...
September Brave Crate- Power Up⚡️
Everything Inside of the September Brave Crate!!! Most of us don't think "empowerment" when we hear the word "countdown" - but what if we could? What would it look like if your countdown became a season that taught you to access your inner power through positive...
The Homecoming Post
Ready for Homecoming? We all spend lots of time during deployments envisioning the homecoming of our loved one. It's what we count down to. It motivates us. We're working toward it day in and day out. Sound familiar? There is so much good when it comes to homecoming,...
June Brave Crate- Hot Mess Express🔥
Everything Inside of the June Brave Crate!!! Let's be honest- sometimes life on the home side of a deployment leaves us feeling like one Hot Mess. While so much of our heart and energy is focused on the many ways that we're missing our deployed love one, the...
3 Hard Conversations to Have Before Deployment
This post is sponsored by USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA Life Insurance Company of New York. All opinions are my own. It’s no secret– the weeks leading up to a deployment are some of the hardest days that military families will face in their military life...
May Brave Crate- Homefront Hits❤️
Everything Inside of the May Brave Crate!!! After sending thousands of deployment countdown boxes to motivated military spouses around the world we've learned one thing: deployment can be overwhelming but it can also be beautiful with the right perspective!...
How to Find Military Wife Support During Deployments
Military deployments are hard on everyone involved. Not only do we as wives worry about the safety of our spouses, but we also have to manage all the household tasks and responsibilities by ourselves. It can be isolating. Whether you’ve experienced a deployment before...
April Brave Crate- Homefront Habits🔥
Everything Inside of the April Brave Crate!!! Our mission at Brave Crate has always been built on habits, and the belief that crafting a life that fills us up during deployment can transform our lives at homecoming and beyond. After supporting military spouses...
