“Use Your Words!” If I had a $1 for every time I have used these 3 words over the last 5 weeks, I would be on a cruise right about......

  PTSD The acronym for posttraumatic stress disorder has become too common in usage among military personnel and their families. Perhaps if I type the letters in lower case they......

We have a dog. We have a dog and his name is Chief. He is an adorable 75+ pound chocolate lab who is convinced he is a lapdog. We affectionately......

I watched anxiously as my husband backed out of the driveway, leaving on an eight-hour drive to Tennessee. He was headed to look at a few houses in preparation for......

I’m tired. No, I’m exhausted. Be it spiritual warfare or just plain being a wife and mom, life has seemed to beat me down extra hard lately. The details don’t......

There is nothing quite like a homecoming ceremony. It doesn’t even have to be my own husband returning to make joy leak from my eyes and smear my mascara. After......

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful......

I’ve seen the pictures of troops on the front lines during the holidays. I’ve seen pictures of them in chow halls and outposts and pictures of their families with empty......

This is a time of thanksgiving and joy for many Americans. Some, however, will struggle through this time of year and hope it quickly goes by. Much of our thanksgiving......

Our family enjoyed a wonderful get-together for Thanksgiving. We ate too much, laughed a lot, caught up on family news, and counted our blessings. Because Thanksgiving is an American holiday......