The Blog — Page 18

The Church

We all desire to connect, to be involved, to be needed or wanted, to have others to walk with us through life. We all desire community, relationships that build, encourage, strengthen, challenge, love, and keep us accountable. In a military world, this is difficult. With our ever-changing locations and continuously fluid life, building community, developing relationships is a challenge that ... Read More about The Church

Women of Scripture

I am so glad the Bible is already complete. Talking to ladies at Fort Detrick, Maryland the other day, we got into a discussion about women in Scripture. There are many. We know some of their names. Some we don't, but they all have story whether two verses or two chapters long. I believe all of Scripture was intentionally put together by God. The stories of the individuals of Scripture are ... Read More about Women of Scripture

Ten Years

Thursday, June 12, 2014 will mark the ten year anniversary of my marriage. For some of you, this may not seem like much. So many of our friends and family have 15, 25 or even 40 years of marriage - and they still like each other. Ten years in their world may feel more like a drop in the bucket. To me, it's huge. This man I married ten years ago has cared for me, held me, encouraged me, ... Read More about Ten Years

The Story

She was the Chaplain's wife, but not what I expected her to be. I had met him before multiple times, chatted with him, heard him preach. From all of this, I had some expectations of who his wife was. I was wrong. When I met her, we were at a softball game for my husband's unit. She had her kids and I had mine. We had watched the whole game without actually talking to each other, just busy ... Read More about The Story

Military Spouse Appreciation

I sat down to write my grocery list, never a fun task for me but a necessary one nonetheless. Trying to come up with different stuff to eat than what we ate last week, and be healthy (mostly), and some easy to fix for those busy nights, and...so many considerations. Grocery lists can be a challenge, but also an amazing blessing. Weird, yes? On this particular occasion, I was trying to think of ... Read More about Military Spouse Appreciation