Some people fish the summer months away, I write. I think this is the third or fourth summer I’ve had now where I’ve been busy trying to complete a writing project. Not my ideal way of spending the summer, but I am certainly grateful for the opportunities I’ve had. Right now, I’m working on Tour

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I had the most amazing email sent to me the other day and wanted to share it with you. This is the kind of vision and passion I prayed that military wives might catch after reading GOD Strong. I’ve heard from several who are teaching the free Bible study that goes with the book in

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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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Well, it’s official! I was asked to be a featured blogger for Military Spouse Magazine’s web site and my first post posted today. In talking and trading emails with the editor and one of their ad reps who actually lives in the same town I do, it sounds like they really want to do more

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The Tennessean called me two days ago and asked if I would participate in their editorial page topic today and I agreed. Here is a link for those wishing to read it. My original title – Cost of War Doesn’t Outweigh Cost of Failure Since I started this blog, it’s been my policy NOT to

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Since I was a student in high school, I’ve wanted to make a difference. If I saw a need, I was never one of those people who said “someone should do something.” I always tried to find a way to help. That’s probably one of the reasons my extracurricular activities in school far outweighed my

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Well, the Tennessean asked me to write a first-person essay for their Faith and Values page which will run tomorrow, but I thought I’d give my Faith at the Front readers a first look. This is a topic I’ve talked a bit on this blog, but I’ve been thinking and processing it a lot more

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I got some sad news last month about a family I wrote about last year for Special Education Today. Daniel Phillips was born with a severe form of cerebral palsy, unable to walk or talk, but he had a huge impact on his family and the people he came in contact with. One of his

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For the last year or more, I’ve refrained from the political fray. With my husband gearing up to go to war as a reservist, I decided it was more important to stay inside, focusing on issues of military family support and how to help my own family, rather than stepping out into the political storm.

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