
The first care package I ever mailed during the holidays was a mess - in the most beautiful way. My kids and I had walked the neighborhood collecting pinecones, just like we do every year, and we sat at the kitchen table painting them gold and tying
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The holidays have a way of amplifying whatever season of life we're in. If your home is full of laughter, it feels louder.If you're lonely, it feels

Health news from AskDrManny As the weather gets colder, the chances of getting sick grow higher, especially as flu season rolls around. There are […]

There's a moment, usually sometime in early December, when the world feels like it's spinning faster than you can keep up with. While everyone else is stringing lights, planning gatherings, and posting coordinated matching-pajama photos, you may be s

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Are you one of these zodiac signs who'll be extra sensitive for Christmas?

The first Christmas my husband deployed, I remember staring at the tree lights long after the kids had gone to bed. The house was quiet, but my mind wasn't. The season felt both beautiful and unbearably heavy - joy wrapped in grief, hope tangled in l

Health news from AskDrManny Post Thanksgiving, December has always felt like a to-do list with twinkle lights. With every email shouting about another office […]

Deployment can feel like an emotional hurricane-days blur, sleep thins out, and even the smallest tasks can feel enormous. As a military spouse who's walked alongside many military spouses through these seasons, I know that gratitude can sound like a

The turkey isn't even in the oven yet, and somehow your grocery bill is already giving "deployment separation pay" levels of anxiety. Trust me-I've

This December 2, 2025, marks the sixth year of Giving Tuesday Military (GTM)-a growing movement that continues to prove one simple truth: when the military community leads with kindness, the world follows. Born from a spark of compassion in 2019, Giv

These are the birth months that refuse to let night win.

Fall harvests are often bountiful, requiring food preservation skills and providing a platform for ample kitchen creativity when it comes […]