Here at Planting Roots, we are an all-volunteer force of Christian military women. God has humbly used us to do some really cool things. And in return we have had......

  One million eight hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred ninety. 1,853,690. Seems like a big number, right? It’s the number of female veterans in the United States today. While being......

  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......

Like usual, it happened during worship. The Lord used the proverbial 2’x4’ board whack upside my head, the weapon of choice when I’m being really stubborn. I had a thought......

  Worship with Angels * I didn’t know it was possible. No one warned me of such spiritual things. I was young – it happened over 40 years ago in......

Next weekend, I will be attending a profound reunion with my military sisters as we celebrate turning 50 years young during the 2016-2017 school year. Thirty-one years ago, on July......

Have you ever been to a conference and while listening to the speaker you wondered what it would be like to get to know her – be her friend? I......

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.......

This week I’ve enjoyed meeting, by phone, several recently commissioned Navy and Coast Guard ensigns who are currently en route to their first ships and boats. What joy I felt......

Another deployment. This was the first since having our third little boy. They were 1, 3, and 4 when he departed. I knew I was in for an adventure in......