The Warrior Wives Blog

Empowering Military Families & Wives: Navigating challenges, offering support, and sharing inspiring stories for a resilient and connected community.

“Sometimes the nicest compliments are the ones you never hear.” dorothy bonvillain Feb 28, 2024

I’d been working with my Coach for about a year when he surprised me with this compliment: “You know, Dorothy, I see you as the perfect combination of Condoleezza Rice and Oprah...

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Is it Possible to Love Too Much? marriage Jan 12, 2024

 If love is the answer, the question is: “Is it possible to love someone too much?”    

Mother eloped at 16 years of age to marry Daddy; fortunately, he was 23,...

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Getting to Know Me dorothy bonvillain Jan 12, 2024

I am a kind & caring individual, authentic, warm & genuine, approachable, a person of faith, down to earth; equally a free spirit, possess my own unique sense of style, a visionary,...

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Wall of Fire military families Jan 05, 2024

 The call of duty for military families often requires us to disrupt close family ties and leave behind lifelong friends. With every PCS transition, my heart would ache for the certainty and...

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The Top 3 Challenges of Military Wives and Families marriage Jan 05, 2024

Here are the top three challenges military wives and families face in today's complex world.

  1. Deployment Stress:

One of the most significant challenges faced by military families is the...

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“Rangers don’t get PTSD! We give it to others.” army rangers dorothy bonvillain marriage millitary family ptsd vietnam war Jan 05, 2024

Since early in our marriage, I’ve known we were dealing with PTSD. You know, that unspoken, unidentified ‘elephant in the room’ - lurking there in plain sight, but no one...

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