My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I. But that doesn't sustain us.

Walk away from 'friendships' that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you

It's been so important that the Chamber of Commerce, for example, has hosted hiring fairs that are specifically targeted to military communities.

All of us are driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won't do - that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.

I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be.

Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable - their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.

There are many different ways that a military person's career can be translated.