Christian military wives

Archive for Christian military wives

My FOTF Interview

Can I take my “professional” hat off for a minute and offer a little squeal? EEEEEEEEEEE! My interview with Focus on the Family is now live on their website and will be aired today on all of their radio station outlets. I’m so grateful and honored to have been able to go out to Colorado

Helping our civilian friends understand

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

Where’s strength come from during deployment?

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

God Strong Releases

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

Where is God?

A brief six-minute video devotional.

Extreme Makeover

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

A Marriage of Inconvenience

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

Stop and Consider

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

Distractions of Deployment

I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while now (you know, in the month and a half I haven’t updated) but for whatever reason am just now sitting down at the keyboard to do it. If you keep up with me on Facebook, you know my husband has been on a TDY and

Favorite Milspouse Blogs

Working on a feature article for Military Spouse and I need your help! Who are your absolute FAVORITE, MUST-READ milspouse bloggers? Which blogtalk milspouse radio shows do you love and find yourself listening to the most?