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Let His face shine

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

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

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

What Lies Beneath

After a wonderful restful day yesterday spending Mother’s Day with my two favorite guys in the world, my husband and my son (even though we spent the majority of time in the car driving to and back from Millington on a Navy uniform run), I must have felt energetic this morning when I woke up

Finding Favor in the Rain

I really did not want to blog this morning. I have tried to blog several times over the last month or so but the words just don’t come out right. I want to inspire and motivate my readers, not bring you down, but the truth is that the past few months it’s been harder and

What to Say to God

Image by mufan96 via FlickrI think the thing that helps the most when we are trying to figure out what to say to God is that He already knows what we’re going to say. So let’s not try to be so formal, trying to make our prayers sound like those of a great preacher in

Is the Help We’re Getting Enough?

I have a new post up at Military Spouse. It’s about an experience I had the other day at a Guard base. As reserve/Guard spouses, how often do we feel out of the loop on things? I mean, unless you’re either the FRG leader or you live right by an active military installation, chances are

The Treasure of Hope

We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God… – Hebrews 6:18 I’d like to end this series with what I think is

When We’re Weak, God Makes Us Stronger

Part of last week I spent getting my son (and myself) organized as we count down until his new school year starts. I went into his room to do one thing, and then found myself completely cleaning it out. We sorted toys out he no longer plays with, pulled the clothes he no longer can