Is it possible to miss a friend when you’re sitting right next to her? Or feel homesick even as you sit in the house you ache for? Some...

'Hey, bud, uh, just checking in If actually, if you want, I'm, uh, in between flight We're all flying and I'm gone heading out to the...

Recently, a Bloom blog titled 'Sports: Benefiting Military Teens' discussed the incredible benefits that sports can have on military...

Your smile. Contagious to anyone who sees you. I feel whole for the first time ever. Here and there, laughs and giggles, running at night...

It's March, which means it's none other than International Women’s History Month. And to celebrate the militant women of our history, I...

It triumphs over our trust, our commitment, our effort. I miss you. I can't remember what it feels like when the video calls are enough....

The process of PSCing is tense. Since a military environment has always surrounded me, moving has been portrayed as an adventure and a...

being alone has never been an issue I can explore and travel and experience on my own being alone tends to be my normal when I move I...

When military teens move to a new place, a major struggle is meeting people at their new school - finding people and potential friends to...

Let me just start out by saying that writer’s block is real. Sometimes it’s hard to get into an article, make it meaningful, and give it...

The cold pressing into your seat. The rumbling beneath your feet. The experience of traveling on a plane, from the rolling take-off to...

Try it on. Put it on. Keep it on. Once you have it on, You can’t take it off. The addiction. The fear. The loneliness. You can’t see me-...

My dad is often met with the phrase, "Thank you for your service." In the Walmart checkout line, after church sessions, between gas...

I was born in a hospital on a military base. Two years later, I was moved from one base to another. And this process has repeated more or...

Whether it’s a novel, comic book, biography, or something else, reading something that we relate to can bring cathartic emotions to the...

Earlier this year, the U.S. News and World Report named Huntsville, Alabama as the best place to live in America. I had never even known...

My family lives in a different state. For most individuals, this simple statement expresses sorrow for extended family members who live...

You've probably heard your grandparents, or even your parents listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)… but do you know their...

Here I am again, staring out a window at the concrete, as the engines begin to roar. Engines. Concrete. I try not to think, because then...

Six months ago, in June, I moved from Camp Humphreys, South Korea, where I'd lived for five years, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for my...

High school stabilization: something my family never thought we would apply for. We’ve always been the type of people who go with the...

If you didn't notice from my last article, "New Kid," I like to use music to explain what I feel, and I enjoy finding songs to help other...

One thing I’ve learned from being a military kid is that you experience a lot of change. It seems like a given since you’re expected to...

Being a military dependent is comprised of many things, lifestyle being one of them. One of the most asked questions I receive is “what...