At the beginning of January, I started fresh with a new calendar. Looking at the smooth clean pages, I relished the feeling of SPACE on my calendar. Just a few......

In this military life we have many things competing for our attention– family, jobs, health, deployments, schools, moves, and ____, and ____, and _____. You fill in the blanks for......

  For many, handling separations of deployments and getting settled in new duty stations are at the top of our list of military life challenges. Our kids would probably agree. Belonging is important for the......

The day my mom was diagnosed with cancer, the world seemed to close in. My husband had recently deployed, and our family was still settling into our first overseas assignment.......

Monday Minute with God. Seeking God enables us to become the parents God desires us to be....

  I turn the page, calendar blank as a new year begins. A new year filled with days yet to be lived, time waiting for the light of eternity to meet the......

“I miss Virginia—my friends and our house.” Seems like I heard this comment sighed from the lips of one of my children every few days. It is 2007 and our......

 Military life is filled with a variety of transitions. Though we all live with a strong commitment to the defense of our nation, there can be times when we struggle......

Life in the military brings moments that test our faith. Deployments and war zones are challenges of faith for both active duty and families. The military experience is riddled with days of......

Imagine being a child, walking throughout the grocery store with your parent, and something catches your eye—maybe a toy or a magazine. Maybe you see that crazy leprechaun on your......