Brave Crate

Instead of trying to ignore the end-of-year cheer, this month the Brave Crate community is embracing the moment and focusing on finding our own kind of Comfort & Joy.

Here’s what I know: You are strong and brave and you can absolutely do this. (And you should totally eat that cookie dough or drink that glass of wine.) November is going to be a ton of fun. Let’s do this!

My phone and I have become besties during deployment because she is one of the most powerful productivity tools that I have. I’m sharing 24 of my absolute favorite apps for your deployment countdown.

Friendships can truly make you or break you while your spouse is deployed. Not all friends are created equal when it comes to deployment countdowns. Here are the 5 personalities to watch out for while your spouse is deployed (and how we’ve handled them!)

Sleep is sometimes hard to come by during deployment. September’s Brave Crate helps promote healthy sleep even when you’re sleeping solo.

This month the Brave Crate community is making life a little easier (and a lot more enjoyable) by taking a hard look at our calendar and asking an important question: am I BUSY with the right things?

Whether visiting a new city or heading to a mountain retreat, using the deployment time to care for yourself is one of the best things you can do for yourself and for your marriage. And one of the best ways to do that is travel, either with others or on your own.

Everything Inside of the June Brave Crate!!!  It can be hard for me to find the energy and motivation to celebrate life’s milestones while my spouse is deployed. But then I dig past the exhaustion, the loneliness and (to be honest) the guilt of celebrating while...

Everything Inside of the May Brave Crate!!!  Deployments are hard for everyone, but the more you go through, the more coping strategies you learn along the way. This month's box was curated by an experienced military spouse who has gone through 7 deployments!...

Today’s the day. You’ve been preparing yourself for this, but somehow- now that it’s here- you feel completely unprepared. Deployment: day zero. The bags have been loaded, the goodbyes have been said, and the deployment season is officially here. Even though you’ve...