**Don't miss it! The ULTIMATE Meal Planning E-Bundle for Law Enforcement Families is available NOW! If you are ready to save time, money & stress then this is the meal planning system for you. It is tailored specifically to law enforcement life!** I don't know about you, but I know that one of my biggest struggles for YEARS as a police wife was figuring out what meals/snacks to buy for my husband's lunchbox. I don't always prepare and pack my officer's lunch, he does that himself a lot of the time. But, ultimately, I am the one doing the grocery shopping for our household. I am also the Click for more
A Comfortable Way to Show Support for Law Enforcement: a Printed Kicks review
This is a sponsored/affiliate post. Proud Police Wife received a pair of Printed Kicks in exchange for an honest review. I love being able to show my support for law enforcement any way that I can! Whether it is in a big or small way, I know my support is always appreciated. Support obviously comes from the heart, but I am a huge fan of thin blue line and law enforcement wife apparel. I don't always wear it out and about for all to see, but in smaller settings where I feel comfortable, I will proudly show off my thin blue line purchases. Recently, I saw some of my fellow Click for more
My Husband is Off Duty…Questions to NOT ask a Police Officer and His Family
It has happened to all of us. Those dreaded "police work" questions. You meet your husband for a quick bite to eat before his shift starts, he is in his uniform and his patrol car is parked outside. You get 20, quick minutes of "family time" and your husband is approached by a citizen asking for some quick advice. Or how about, your husband is off for the weekend (FINALLY!!) and your neighbors see his patrol car parked in your driveway. He quickly steps outside to check the mail but 20 minutes later he is still outside. He has been stopped by a neighbor, who is asking for "advice" on Click for more
The BEST Alternative to Weddings Bands for a Law Enforcement Couple
This is a sponsored post. Proud Police Wife received rings in exchange for an honest review. All reviews and opinions are honest and my own. Sometime after our first daughter was born, I developed a metal allergy. This meant that my beautiful, sentimental engagement ring and wedding band from my husband, left me with a burning, bright red ring around my ring finger. When worn for a long period of time, usually 3 days or more, I was left with unpleasant symptoms that took weeks to clear up and it resulted in me not wearing my ring much anymore. I would only slip it on for special Click for more
My Go-To Source for Thin Blue Line Gear (& a brand you can trust)
Thank you to Thin Blue Line USA for sponsoring this post! All opinions and reviews are honest and mine own. I only share brands I know and trust. It has always been important to me to show my love and appreciation for law enforcement. First responders rarely get the credit that they deserve and a little encouragement goes a long way, especially in today's climate. More importantly, as a police wife I love to show my officer support and love for the Blue Line family. While this love and support always starts at home and comes from the heart, I also like to proudly show my officer just Click for more
HOW TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOUR COP DID AT WORK (JUST BY LOOKING AT HIM)
It doesn't matter what day it is. After a long, tired night shift, my officer walks in the door and I know. I can pretty much guess what story he is about to tell me. If you are a veteran LEO spouse than you know, too. If you are new to the LEO world, you will eventually know based on your officer's demeanor and what you see or smell from his/her uniform. You start to pay closer attention as times goes on and it will eventually become second nature to you. Let me paint the picture of how to know what your cop did at work. What can you see on your officer? Look at his/her uniform Click for more
How To Stay Strong When the Support for Law Enforcement is Weak
The current climate regarding law enforcement is down right scary. We hear it, we see it, we feel it. I feel like my only option is to talk about it today. I, too, feel angry and scared that our loved ones must walk into the unknown and chaos each and every day just for doing their jobs. It is wrong. I feel that the media is a huge driving force behind the lack of support for law enforcement. Stories are spun, lies are told, and law enforcement seems to be the most misunderstood career with violent repercussions. As police wives, we stand by and watch all of this. We watch the media, we hear Click for more
Top 5 Ways to Know Your Husband Works Night Shift
At some point in your officer's law enforcement career, he will probably work night shift. It is almost inevitable. It takes a lot of adjustment on everyone's part (your husband, you as the police wife, your children, etc.) to get used to night shift. For us, the whole family dynamic changed. Schedules, events, you name it- it changed! Along with the changes of night shift, came new habits and routines. Interesting ones, to say the least. Unless you live a first responder life style, of some kind, you probably won't relate. Here are the most common ways to know if your husband works night Click for more
You’re Married to a Cop: Ways to Help your Spouse Deal with Stress & Trauma
You're Married to a Cop: Ways to Help your Spouse Deal with Stress & Trauma Many are aware of the stressful careers that first responders have. They encounter high stress situations on a daily basis over many years. Over time that stress builds and gets compacted. What stress really is is change. It can be positive or negative in your life. Stressors activate the change like marriage, divorce, your job, etc. The build up of day to day can eventually turn into trauma, forming a more emotional reaction to stress. The stress & trauma our officers deal with is noticed and often Click for more
5 Things to do Before Your Cop Leaves for a Shift
Tomorrow is not promised. So living in the present and making each moment count is vital. Little things, like saying goodbye, are often taken for granted. I am not saying anything you haven't heard before. Be thoughtful in each situation and encounter that you have. While this list may seem obvious to some, we all, at times, need a reminder or motivation. You need it, I need it, a cop needs it. I am beside you in this journey as a police wife. I am neither above you nor in front of you. I, too, need to reflect on each day or each shift and ask myself if I did these simple things in life that Click for more
HELPFUL TIPS FOR PLANNING A VACATION AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY
With ten plus years under my belt as a law enforcement wife, I can say that planning a vacation as a law enforcement family is difficult. Every time I approached the subject with my officer, I was left feeling frustrated and no further along in the process. And if I had to hear the phrase "we'll see," one more time, I was going to scream. I felt like "we'll see" was the answer for everything. He no longer says this to me (thank you, honey), but that took some time. In the beginning, I didn't quite understand "what the problem was" and why it was so hard for him to schedule time off. Click for more
1 AMAZING THING I SAW AT POLICE WEEK
Despite the horrible traffic, living in the D.C. area has it's advantages. :) Being able to go to events in D.C. is one of them, although life gets in the way and we don't always have the time. National Police Week is always held in the Nation's Capital and my husband and I try to attend Police Week as often as we can. We took a year or two off due to having young children, so being able to attend this year was great! Due to other commitments, we were only able to drive in one day, but that was really all we needed. We spent the day at 'Tent City;' a large, blocked off collection of white Click for more
WHY POLICE FAMILIES HAVE AN UNSPOKEN BOND
Rewind to 9 years ago. My husband and I had just gotten engaged. Within the first two weeks of being engaged I remember going to a fellow police families' home for a get together. The wives were in the kitchen talking and the officers were on the deck hanging out. The wives were discussing ideas they had about a police wife group they were forming for the LEO wives of our county; they seemed to bond nicely. I joined this group and met so many loyal, trusting police wives that year. And every year since. We don't always see each other. We all have busy lives, but when we do see one another, we Click for more
HOW TO MAKE BLUE BAGS FOR POLICE WEEK
Whether it is Police Week or you want to show appreciation to police officers around Christmas, I always seem to be asked, "what is a way I can show my appreciation for law enforcement?" (Read our previous post on Police Week here.) Last year, my girls and I decided to show our love for law enforcement by creating BLUE BAGS. Blue, a color often associated with police, was a great choice for the bags that were filled with items officers may need while on shift. You can fill the bags with anything you think officers will appreciate! Walmart, Target, or the Dollar Store are great places to Click for more
Police Week & 5 Items to Help You Show Support
Police Week is right around the corner. This year Police Week begins on Sunday, May 15th and ends on Saturday, May 21st. It is a week of remembrance, bravery, support, and so much more. Thousands of officers and their families gather in the Nation's Capital to participate in the week-long event with the main goal of paying respects to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Police officers, families, and community members like to show their support in many ways and paying respects to officers who lost their lives is the number one way. During Police Week you will also see officers Click for more
WHY I DELETED HALF OF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS
WHY I DELETED HALF OF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS News Flash: We aren't in high school anymore. That was eons ago. We don't have to befriend everyone and continue to be friends with them for all of eternity. Your life and relationships should not be a popularity contest. What we are are grown adults, living in a world that desperately needs positivity. We live in a world that craves security, safety, and peace. A few years ago, I had the realization that we have different friends during different phases of our lives. Friends from your younger years and school days. A different set of friends during Click for more