My name is Stacey Benson, a mother, a wife, a business owner, and a military spouse. Over the past 6 months, I have had some major changes in my life. These changes have been stressful, some scary, and some trying, but I have overcome them all.

I am married to a wonderful man, husband and father, who has been in the US Military since the day I met him, November 5, 2000. He was first in the US Army and working in the Special Operation Command units, but the draw back was that he was ALWAYS deployed. When we got pregnant with out son, Zach, my husband made the life altering decision to switch from the Army, to the USCG in 2005, where he would be home more to watch Zach grow up. When he made this decision, not only did he have to return to boot camp, but his rank dropped from E6 down to E3. Basically, he had to completely restart his military career!

Getting back to my changes, about 7 months ago, my husband come home with a dream sheet with 30 different locations listed all over the US and several Islands. (At this time, we were living on the beautiful Crystal Coast in the Southern Outer Banks of NC.) To say the least... I was scared!!! The locations we had to rank from 1 - 10 were not pretty. Especially for a girl who was born and raised in the beautiful, warm South.

I received a phone call one morning from my husband that he had received his orders, and that we would be moving by the end of May. Destination...... Station Buffalo... right in the middle of the SNOW belt! Now for a southern girl, who hasn't had to deal with the kind of snow that the north gets, thinks this change is completely and utterly nerve-racking!!! I DO NOT DO SNOW!!! AT ALL!!!

So, not only was this change sudden, but it is also VERY stressful for me to deal with!

When we got the news, that we were moving, I had to find a way to tell my very best friends, Jenny and Marcie, who are also military wives. Everyday in NC, I was with one or the other, and sometimes both! We all had a blast together! Marcie, is the one who always keeps you laughing to the point of crying and knows exactly what to say to make you feel better. And Jenny... Jenny is my not only my best friend, but she is also my business partner and CEO of JenSea Solutions.

Now, not only am I living in the middle of the SNOW belt of NY, but I don't have my friends here to share the snow with! Talking about STRESSFUL!! Can you see a southern girl trying to shovel snow, and even worse driving in the snow.... NY YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!!! (LOL)

Leaving NC on May 29th, was one of the hardest days of my life. Not only was I leaving my best friends behind, but also my business (my other baby). JenSea Solutions was about to go through HUGE changes...that I like to call EXPANSION!!!

With the economy in the shape that its in, Jenny and I had to decide how we were going to make our business work. We thought long and hard, and decided to shut down our business and completely restructure our company. We brought two other ladies on board, and created the DREAM TEAM! We work non-stop for 3 months to come up with a plan on how we were going to proceed, and what direction we were going to take. We decided to focus all of our efforts on helping NonProfits Organizations (NPO's.)

Our plan included a way for NPO's to incentivize and reward volunteers and donors. We help NPO's by fostering volunteer retention and donor loyalty with our "gift 2 go" Programs. Needless to say, the success of our new business venture has kept me busy and on my toes.

So I guess moving, hasn't been such a bad things after all. It has lead to meeting new people, making new friends, and expanding and creating a new business adventure.

Here's to the US Military, and to the positive and unknown possibilities that it brings!

written by Stacey Benson, Co-Founder and CFO of JenSea Solutions. I can be reached at Solutions@JenSeaLLC.com and for more information about our fund raising solution programs visit www.JenSeaSolutions.com.