I spent the past week with lots of other folks, people who have dreams like I do of reaching the mission field of the military for Christ. It’s a bold dream. I love joining together, though. The uniqueness of what God has called each one to do is amazing. Here is a small list of folks who were there: REBOOT Combat Recovery: REBOOT’s faith-based combat trauma healing course is designed to ... Read More about Joining Together
Hymns – The Songs of My Heart
I love hymns. I love them most when I can open my hymnal and sing from there. Standing next to my parents in church or hearing my mother’s voice as she sang coming down the hall are memories I truly love, but hymns are more than memories. Considered old-fashioned these days, those hymns have spoken truth to my heart many times. They have brought comfort to my spirit, reminded me of who God ... Read More about Hymns – The Songs of My Heart
Talk to Yourself
Scared and wide-awake, I find myself lying awake in the middle of the night from a bad dream. My heart is pumping a mile a minute and every time I close my eyes the dream starts to repeat itself. I hate that. I really do. How do you get rid of that feeling and those thoughts? My mom gave me a great trick when I was younger. Home alone as a teenager, the phone rang. It was a not-so-nice phone ... Read More about Talk to Yourself
Ten Years
I never could have imagined I would be here. In this moment in time, in this place, in these circumstances, I could never have imagined it. Life can be difficult and challenging and hard. It can feel like a continuous battle more than a victory. A battle fought against my own emotions, fears, and weariness as much as it is against anything else. Surely you’ve been there. Yes, it’s a ... Read More about Ten Years
Learning to Hug
Hugging is not my strong point. I’m not really that good at it and I rarely initiate, but I have come to cherish them. I am learning to let people into the bubble where I live. I am independent as many military women are, sure we can stand on our own because we have been asked to do so many times. Moving our families, recreating homes, building unity and stability, all things we have done ... Read More about Learning to Hug
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