Counting Our Heroes Home began in May of 2020 in the middle of my husband’s 13-month deployment. Who am I you ask? Well my name is Ashley Weinert and I am an Army Wife. One day while my children and I were enjoying another day at home in the middle of a national pandemic, it dawned on me that deployment did not have to be difficult for other families in the same situation. I could use the information and knowledge that I had from my research and our experience to help others.

When I started researching ways to do this, I stumbled upon the subscription box concept. Maybe I could build a business that sends families all the tools that they need to be successful during deployment, spend quality time as a family and strengthen the bond between the child(ren) and their deployed parent. And so, our monthly deployment countdown box for military kids with a deployed parent was born, with the mission being to support military families on the home front.

Counting Our Heroes Home PRICING

• Month-to-month: $47.99
• 3- Month Plan: $44.99/month
• 6- Month Plan: $41.99/ month

The Bautista Project LLC is a milfamily owned custom decor and apparel business that donates a percentage of its profits to the local homeless communities.

The business started in late 2017 as a custom T-Shirt business and soon blossomed into a bustling company creating custom products not only for personal use but for business distribution as well.

The business has donated more than 5000 lunches, and 1000 belonging boxes to homeless communities all over the world.

Renee Walker is the author and illustrator of the children's picture book My Letter to Daddy.  Renee is an Air Force military spouse stationed in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband and children.

"This book is narrated through the eyes of a child missing their daddy and feeling alone.  But through the loneliness, the child recalls good memories, is reminded of the importance of daddy's job, and most importantly, is constantly reminded that they are still loved despite the distance."

Find her on Facebook, For more info about her children's book My Letter to Daddy, and how you can purchase one for your family!

"My name is Shea, I'm an Army wife with two kids, and I'm the owner of BoxOps! I started working on my business in 2018 after a horrible move - our HHG shipment came weeks late while I was alone & pregnant, they had lost a large portion of our house, and I was very stressed filing a huge claim. Previously we had always moved ourselves so this was a big wake-up call.
That's when I realized that if I had been more organized & aware of the process, it would have been so much smoother - so I set out to help others be more prepared!

I started out trying to improve what was available with some basic color-coded moving labels and it snowballed from there - they've evolved a lot over time and now I'm launching new designs soon that will offer the best functionality on the market!
I don't plan to stop at moving supplies -- I have a broader business plan that includes a technical side as well!"