Grace of a Military Child and Life

18 December 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 49 - Christa Gleason - Air Force B.R.A.T. - Army Spouse This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Christa Gleason, U.S. Air Force B.R.A.T. and U.S. Army Spouse! Christa shares how her journey as a military child impacted her journey as a military spouse along with how she had gotten through some of the hard times, and how she is finding positivity. Thank you to Christa and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

11 December 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 48 - Abi Espinoza - Army Spouse - KnottyAbi This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Abi Espinoza, U.S. Army Spouse and owner of KnottyAbi! Abi joins the podcast to share some insight on what it is like to be a business owner and a military spouse along with the community that she has been fortunate to build because of her life. Thank you to Abi and her family for their service to this country! Check out the incredible things she is doing with KnottyAbi! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

4 December 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 47 - Abby Herman - Navy B.R.A.T. - Marine Corps Spouse - Cherry Point Spouse Club Vice President This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Abby Herman, U.S. Navy BRAT, U.S. Marine Corps Spouse, and Cherry Point Spouse Club Vice President. While Abby did not experience much life as an active duty military child, she speaks to some of the experiences she had as an adult that was brought by her parent’s military service along with how being a Marine Corps Spouse has had an impact on her life. Thank you to Abby and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

20 November 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 46 - Daniel Burgess - Navy B.R.A.T. - Army Veteran - Army Dad This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes a very special guest, Gracie’s dad, Daniel Burgess, U.S. Navy B.R.A.T., and U.S. Army Veteran. This is a very special episode because November 20 is celebrating Daniel’s 13th Alive Date. Throughout the episode, he shares growing up as a Navy B.R.A.T., serving as an Army Soldier, and the path that his daughter, Gracie is going down as an Army Soldier as well. Thank you to Daniel and his family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

13 November 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 45 - Disney Special with Rachel Salley from Pinks and Greens Travel This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes back Rachel Salley - but in a very magical way! In Season 3 Episode 33, Rachel shared her journey of being a military spouse, now she returns to share about the magical deals and benefits of attending Disney as a military family! Don’t miss out on the special offers for military families and contact Rachel to get her help planning your magical vacation! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

6 November 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 44 - Jessica Baugh - Navy BRAT - Bloom Military Teens This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Jessica Baugh, U.S. Navy B.R.A.T. and Bloom Military Teens volunteer! Jessica shares some of the challenges she faced being a military child along with some of the wonderful travel experiences she had! Thank you to Jessica and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

30 October 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 43 - Caitlin Retterer - Marine Corps Spouse - Behind Closed Doors Podcast This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Caitlin Retterer, U.S. Marine Corps Spouse and fellow podcast host sharing an inside look at the lives of military spouses - Behind Closed Doors Podcast. Caitlin shares a look into her life as a military spouse and some of the unique experiences she has had, along with how she has navigated through some of the more challenging times. Thank you to Caitlin and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

23 October 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 42 - Maya Arevalo - Army BRAT - Bloom Military Teens This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Maya Arevalo, U.S. Army B.R.A.T.! Maya shares how the life of a military child has had positive impacts on her life, but has also posed some challenging times when it comes to her education. Thank you to Maya and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn!

16 October 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 41 - Taylor Whitson - Marine Corps Spouse - Military Mom Collective This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Taylor Whitson, U.S. Marine Corps spouse and Military Mom Collective Owner. Taylor talks about what it is like being a military spouse and how Military Mom Collective is having an impact on military families. Thank you to Taylor and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

9 October 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 40 - Season 3 Episode 40 - Bryana Allen - Air Force BRAT - Team RWB This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Bryana Allen, U.S. Air Force B.R.A.T.! Her parent’s and step-parent’s service comes to over 100 years combined! Bryana shares the incredible journeys that she has been through and how she is still connected to the military community now, through Team RWB. Thank you to Bryana and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

2 October 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 39 - Sharmilla Fassbender - Army Spouse - Books for Growing Minds This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Sharmilla Fassbender, U.S. Army Spouse. Sharmilla shares how she moved from Australia, becoming a U.S. Army Spouse and how her views changed. She also shared the project her sister and her have been working on, “Books for Growing Minds,” encouraging the growth of young readers. Thank you to Sharmills and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

25 September 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life September 25 - Season 3 Episode 38 - Hayley Boswell - Australian Military BRAT - Australian Spouse - Defence Kidz Founder This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Hayley Boswell, Australian Army B.R.A.T. and Australian Navy Spouse. Hayley speaks on how the Australian military is different, but so many of the same emotions come around. She also speaks on how she helped to found Defence Kidz in a way to help create ways for military children around the world to see themselves in character. Thank you to Halyey and her family for their service in the Australian military! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

18 September 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 37 - Samantha Mans - Army Spouse This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Samantha Mans, U.S. Army Spouse. Samantha joins the podcast and shares how military life has impacted her and how she enjoys spreading happiness to those around her, even in this, sometimes tough, lifestyle. Thank you to Samantha and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

4 September 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 36 - Melissa Anne - Military Child - Gold Star Spouse - Army Veteran This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Melissa Anne, military child, Gold Star Spouse, and U.S. Army veteran. Melissa has experienced the highs and lows of military life and has gained so much strength from it - even starting her own podcast “From Grief to Gold” - sharing the stories of others who have taken hard situations, and made the most of them. Thank you to Melissa and her family for their service to this country! Check out Melissa’s podcast here: https://fromgrieftogold.com/social-links/ Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

28 August 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 35 - Brittany Willis - Army Spouse This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Brittany Willis, U.S. Army Spouse. Brittany shares about her struggles of finding community as her and her husband started military life later than most. She shares how she has overcome that and the joys that military life has afforded her and her family. Thank you to Brittany and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

21 August 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 34 - Arriana Stigerwalt - Army BRAT This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes 11 year old Arriana Stigerwalt, U.S. Army BRAT. Arianna talks about her mom’s service to this country and some of the fun, but also challenging times it has brought her. Thank you to Arriana and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn!

14 August 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 33 - Rachel Salley - Army Spouse - Pink and Greens Travel This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Rachel Salley, U.S. Army Spouse and Travel Planner. Rachel shares about her life as a military spouse and how she is able to help other families travel with ease. Thank you to Rachel and her family for their service to this country! Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

7 August 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 32 - John Barber - Coast Guard Child - Coast Guard Service Member This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes John Barber, U.S. Coast Guard Child and Coast Guard Service Member. John shares about his experience with the Coast Guard life and how he and his dad were able to bond over their service. Thank you to John and his family for their service to this country. Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

31 July 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 31 - Kirstie Semler - Navy Spouse This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Kirstie Semler, U.S. Navy Spouse. Kirstie shares what her experiences as a Navy Spouse have been like! Thank you to Kirstie and her family for their service to this country. Follow us @graceofamilitarychildandlife on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn!

24 July 2024 Grace of a Military Child and Life Season 3 Episode 30 - Ruben Gutierrez - Navy BRAT This week’s episode of Grace of a Military Child and Life welcomes Ruben Gutierrez, U.S. Navy B.R.A.T. Ruben shares what it was like for him to grow up as a military child and how he was able to find himself through military life. Thank you to Ruben and his family for their service to this country!