Placemaking

Placemaking

I woke up in my new Knoxville home, rolling off the tattered mattress pad serving as my temporary bed onto the laminate wood floor, covered in a layer of dust. What was this barren room? I had left my comfortable, cozy, love-filled Michigan home to move South and...
I Am Not a Trailing Spouse

I Am Not a Trailing Spouse

Trailing spouse. Corporate spouse. Accommodating partner. None of these terms are complimentary. I prefer traveling spouse or, better yet, traveling family. Our family doesn’t stay in one place for long. We’ve just completed our third—and by no means...