Saw an interesting article in last week’s Navy Times that backs up what this Navy reservist wife has been saying for the last two years. Overt discrimination in employment and re-employment stemming from employer ignorance of reservists’ legal rights has diminished, but more subtle discrimination is on the rise, says the executive director of the

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A friend of a friend, Holly Smith, is the editor of A Woman Inspired. She contacted me before my trip and asked if I could write a piece for her readers and offer some suggestions on how to help encourage and minister to military wives. I was thrilled she asked! The friendship issue is one

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I posted a new article over at Wives of Faith this morning… “Would you do it all over again?” That’s the question a radio host recently asked me. I was on his show to talk about GOD Strong but most of his questions seemed to focus on the plight of the military family. We talked

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As open and personal social media can be, there are just some things that can’t be said. Like announcing the reason you haven’t blogged since the beginning of the year is because you’re determined to get a bunch of things checked off your to-do list before you leave the country for a week.

God Strong is slowly making its way to stores this month and today (the 15th) is the official release date! Our first contest is happening right now on the God Strong Facebook page (facebook.com/godstrongbook) – if you see a copy of the book in your local bookstore, please take a pic and post it to

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The following is an excerpt from Sara’s new book, GOD Strong: A Military Wife’s Spiritual Survival Guide. One of the hardest parts of the military life is the deployment. Being separated from your spouse can be emotionally grueling, depressingly solitary, and overwhelming. If you let it be that way. During our first deployment, I was

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One of the exciting things about this new book (I think, anyway) is the Bible study that goes along with it. I started out wanting to put together something simple that a military wives group could do together as they read the book – a few discussion questions, a couple of scriptures. I had no

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Just a quick note to let you know I haven’t quit on the blog, I’ve just been juggling some other things in January. I created a group guide as well as an individual study guide for ladies to use with God Strong which I’m very excited about. I’ve also started the local Nashville Wives of

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I’m thrilled to let you know that my new book, God Strong: A Military Wife’s Spiritual Survival Guide, releases this month. If there ever was a book that defined what Wives of Faith is about, this is it. I wrote it to be a reminder to myself and to other wives so we can remember

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