God’s design for us never ends, did you know that? Jeremiah 1:5 reminds us of God’s deep commitment to us. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart,” says the Lord. I know that we often ask why when we’re dealt a hard task or

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A military marriage isn’t easy. Fluctuating schedules, fluctuating priorities; changing goals, changing locations; time together, time apart, time trying to establish what was before. It’s tough to find a balance some days when you’re married and in the military. And it can be easy sometimes to want to look over the proverbial fence to someone

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For many, 2009 has been a hard year financially. Whether you’re active military or Guard/Reserve, with a steady paycheck or not, things cost more today than they did a year ago, and everyone has felt the pinch and the importance of cutting back. Before Christmas, I struggled over the gift buying we were doing and

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This is the quietest week of the year. At least it always is for me. The presents have been opened. The family gatherings have come and maybe gone. The new year is just around the corner. This is my time to reflect. This is my time to breathe. 2009 has been a hard year for

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As we prepare to celebrate Christ’s birth tonight with Christmas Eve festivities and tomorrow on Christmas Day, I want to thank you, my readers, for the time you’ve spent with me this year. Today’s the last day of the Wives of Faith blog carnival and we’re talking about Christmas wishes. So here is mine for

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I don’t take my husband for granted at Christmas time because I know there’s always the chance he may not get to spend it with us next year. I don’t take my house for granted this year; with our unemployment situation in its 18th month, I don’t assume we will always have it. I don’t

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OK, so I was totally late on this carnival post today, but I was working on quite a bit of other stuff for Wives of Faith so I think I have a good excuse. I did want to answer this topic though, because it’s so much fun. Most spouses work very hard to come up

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It’s easy to get caught up in all of the commercial fuss of Christmas these days. When Christmas decorations and merchandising start showing up right next to the Halloween decorations in September, you know things have gone a little too far.  The focus becomes on Stuff, instead of Someone. And yet that Someone is what

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Only five more days to go with the Wives of Faith Twelve Days of Christmas Blog Carnival! Today we’re talking about what we want for Christmas, and I’ll admit that this is a pretty easy one for me to respond to because what I wanted for Christmas, I JUST got! Yesterday, after being gone for

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