Guest Bloggers
We know we don’t know it all. Many valuable posts come from our guest bloggers, whose expertise in certain areas exceeds our own.
How Marriage Comparison is Stealing Your Joy
This Guest Post is brought to you by Rachel Mellencamp. (Twitter: @rachelmcamp and IG: @rachelmellencamp) She been married for 3 years to her Firefighter. She says she is still figuring it out. (Aren't we all 😉 ) She also has a passion for firefighters and their...
Is Alcohol Tearing Your Firefighting Family Apart?
Most of us keep a pretty regular schedule. We go to sleep and wake up at pretty much the same time every day. We have our weekday routine and our weekend routine. Our bodies are keeping track of our routines as well—physically and mentally. So many of our bodily...
Everyone Goes Home – Will Our Family Be There?
We are so grateful to welcome Andrew Starnes as a guest blogger to the 24-7 COMMITMENT team. There are few other bloggers in the fire service that have shown his commitment to the cause of marriage, family and community - bringing back the brotherhood as everyone...
Stop Being Mean to Mommy and Start Leading
{Welcome back guest blogger, Benjamin Martin. This firefighter, husband, father shares the wisdom of lessons he has learned in hopes that you can avoid learning them the hard way. Thank you, Mr. Martin, for sharing your real life lessons. } “So that’s what it...
24 / 48 / 72 – What shift is it today? {from FireWifey}
As I write this, we are one full month into a regular fire schedule. I use the term “regular” rather loosely. As many veteran fire wives can attest, there really is no such thing as regular. Things come up, shifts get traded, overtime gets mandatoried, and so on....
Surviving the Academy {from FireWifey}
Last month I promised a post about getting through the Academy. I planned to write all about the food that I made, all the hours I cleaned and did laundry, and in general how I was amazing and had this down like a pro. Ha! That is definitely not this post. I mean, I...
Connecting When our Time Together is Short
Hello! I’m Megan and I am so excited to be here sharing with you all! I've been a member of this community for almost a year and have been married to my firefighter, Matt, for six years. We have been in the fire life for the past three of those years. He’s currently...
Smoke Alarms Vs. Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Firefighter/EMT/Instructor Willie Jackson explains the functions and differences of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Do you have both in your homes? Read on for more. Are smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms different? The answer is they are very...
Surviving Breast Cancer; Choosing to be proactive.
Please welcome Fire Wife Sisterhood member, Jennifer Edwards. She is one of our many fire wives who have battled and beat cancer. She shares with us a little bit about her breast cancer journey. Thank you so much, Jennifer. In February 2010, I was loving life being...
7 Sexy Reasons Your Marriage Needs Exercise
This post comes to you from Tony DiLorenzo of ONE Extraordinary Marriage. He co-hosts the #1 Marriage Podcast on iTunes, ONE Extraordinary Marriage Show, with his wife, Alisa. Tony has co-authored three books: Happy, Healthy & Hot!, Stripped Down: 13 Keys to...