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My Words from Home
20 Sure-Fire Ways to Love Your Military Neighbor {and her family, too} ~ printable {Read about it here}
When You Can’t Be with Whom You Want for the Holidays ~ The day may not look like you hoped, but keep your heart open for His miraculous gifts, His just-try-it recipes for different but good tasting memories.
50 Reasons Why You the Military Wife Deserve a Standing Ovation ~ Because you’re a veteran of your own kind.
6 Things to Say that Won’t Encourage Military Wives ~ Because I’m often asked how military wives can be supported, and this is just another way to answer that question.
Love Thy Military Neighbor ~ Just some ideas to keep in mind.
The Helpers ~ Giving comes at a cost, but we don’t let this stop us.
The Truth about Home and Moving Often ~ Because so much goodness exists beyond a goodbye.
A Ball, a Breakdown, and a Basket Case ~ Fun stuff!
Because It’s No Small Gift ~ Because what our military families give is important and valued.
Deploying or Not Deploying? That is the Question ~ How to thrive when life feels in limbo.
On Being a New Year’s Rebel ~ thoughts on my husband’s retirement from the Air Force after 26 years of service.
Other Places I Visit:
When the Worst Happens (and How to Give the Best Help) ~ at (in)courage
When the Road to Your Dreams Holds Unwelcome Views ~ Guest post at Holley Gerth’s place.
For the Heroes and Those Who Love Them ~ at (in)courage
Making Connections When Your Location Keeps Changing ~ at (in)courage
What to Do When You’re in the Desert ~ at (in)courage
A Thank You to the Veteran and a Prayer for the Military Spouse ~ at (in)courage
My eBook:
My Odds and Ends:
Cultivating Community, Military Wives, and Raising Teens ~ a podcast with Kat Lee.
Insecurity, Comparison, and the Military Life ~ an interview with Lisa Buffaloe of Living Joyfully Radio
My Pinterest “Military Wives” Board
Other Books from Authors I Trust:
Heroes at Home: Help and Hope for America’s Military Families by Ellie Kay
Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives by Jocelyn Green
Faith Deployed Again: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives by Jocelyn Green
Military Wives’ New Testament with Psalms & Proverbs: 90 Days of Encouragement and Hope by Jocelyn Green
God Strong: The Military Wife’s Spiritual Survival Guide by Sara Horn
Hope for the Homefront: Winning the Spiritual and Emotional Battles of a Military Wife by Marshele Carter Waddell
Wounded Warrior, Wounded Home: Hope and Healing for Families Living with PTSD and TBI by Marshele Carter Waddell and Kelly K. Orr
When War Comes Home: Christ-Centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans by Chris Adsit, Rahnella Adsit, and Marshele Carter Waddell
Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul: 101 Stories to Touch the Heart and Rekindle the Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Charles Preston.
A Cup of Comfort for Military Families: Stories that Celebrate Heroism on the Homefront by Colleen Sell
Inspiring Websites
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