The Kids' Table

I must confess: I find it challenging to enjoy meals at home with just my children. I get bored and restless, tempted to get up and check the computer or reach for a book. Of course I probably won’t be “bored” when our baby is added to the crew to be fed. Yet at every stage with children, I feel the void of adult conversation at the table more than I should.

Yesterday I read a section of a book* focused on listening to our children.

Online Spouse Support

My list of websites could probably change daily, but here is my current list.

General Resources

www.nmfa.org    National Military Family Association

Their Links page is my first stop when I have a question of any kind!

www.militaryonesource.com    Comprehensive site (but a tad confusing to navigate) makes this my second stop for questions.

www.lifelines.navy.mil    Answers to many questions specific to Navy and MC life.

www.milspouse.org Wow- a place dedicated to improving spouse employment!

www.cinchouse.com “The internet’s largest community of military wives and women in uniform” gives loads of basic information on all the big stuff in our lives- even recipes.

www.appliance411.com Check out their tips, links to companies and evaluate your need for home service.

Children

www.daads.com     Dads at a Distance website gives suggestions for strengthening the father-child relationship while away.

www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil    Family support from the DoD.

www.miliatrychild.org    Support for the educational needs of the military child

Christian Support

www.ocfusa.org I am very impressed by their articles, esp. the new series “Hope for Homefront Heroes”.

www.christianmilitarywives.com Find Bible studies or ministries for military wives in various areas of the country.

Humor

www.jennyspouse.com This comic strip by a military wife about being a spouse encourages all of us to see the humor in the madness.

www.milspouse.com A lot of ads but some funny blogs we can identify with.

Discounts

benefits.military.com/DC/DealIndex.jsp Search for special discounts for military- woohoo! Only down side is that you have to join military.com to actually get the coupon codes.