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Get Lost Somewhere Together in Nature

July 18, 2022

Written and photographed by Samantha Peterson What a sight! Tearing off boots muddied with fresh earth and tiny crustaceans. Damp hair windblown into knots, smelling of salt and sea, and spread...

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Five Ways to Strengthen Your Family While a Parent is Away

April 4, 2022

Eleven deployments, eight mailing addresses, and exactly 3,492 school emergency contacts made by knocking on new neighbor doors and begging them to be BFFs. It's finally here- that day our family t...

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How Coloring Boldly Builds Hope & Self Growth for Military kids

March 17, 2022

Creativity Helps Our Military Children Move Through Big Emotions We know the impact woven deeply into the military lifestyle. We have witnessed the themes of grief and loss and seen their weight o...

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How Military Kids Can Cope With Challenging Situations

March 7, 2022

A military kid from a dual-military family explores how to cope with challenging situations by doing what you love and exploring new things. She demonstrates how art helped her cope and explore her...

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Download Your Legacy Confidant Connection Cards - Designed for Service Couples

February 10, 2022

We know that service couples love deeply and are willing to sacrifice much, but it can often be hard to keep the connection alive. Each set of Legacy Confidant Connection Cards includes nine promp...

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Ten Tips for Moving

July 31, 2021

Moving a whole house and family to a different duty station takes some preparation! Not to worry though, eleven-year-old, Charlie Anderson, has you covered with his blog, "Ten Tips for Moving".  Ch...

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How to Make a New Friend

July 23, 2021

Luke Anderson, age 9, wrote this list to help military kids make friends when they get to a new location. Sometimes it is hard to feel like you fit in, but if you take his advice, you may make new ...

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Military Family Mental Health

December 7, 2020

Mental health is an important component when addressing the needs of all military family members. Jenny Lynne Stroup reflects on her own children and says: "What I know now that I didn’t know then,...

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