Self-Quarantine STEM Style by Annabelle Moore Practicing safe social distancing doesn’t mean STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fans of all ages have to stop learning. While many schools, universities, workplaces, and labs are shuttered, museums around the world are opening their virtual doors to online visitors. With these … [Read more...]
National Nonprofit Day’s Impact on Military Spouses
By Lily Snyder August 17th is National Nonprofit Day. National Nonprofit Day is about recognizing the benefits and positive impacts made by nonprofits in their communities. It’s also about recognizing the people behind the scenes who have the passion to drive their visions of service forward. Non-profit founders like Michelle Aikman and Anna … [Read more...]
The Best and Worst Texting Apps for Military Families
By Lily Snyder Before my husband deployed, we talked about what apps we would use for texting and video calling while he was overseas. He has an iPhone, I have an Android, so we couldn’t use FaceTime nor iMessage. We decided to use Signal as our primary form of communication with WhatsApp as a backup. We decided on WhatsApp as a backup because … [Read more...]
Could 5G be the answer for military family communication?
By Lily Snyder I got up today and texted my husband “good morning” even though it was evening for him in Iraq. I held my phone waiting for the two little check marks to appear on my screen but they never did. He must be offline, I thought to myself. Just as I was about to set my phone down, a message from him came through, “I hope you are having a … [Read more...]