by carrie | Mar 20, 2018 | Allie, Military Wives, My Books
I can’t draw. Seriously, stick figures prove challenging. So even though I had an idea for a children’s book that I thought people would want to buy, I’d get stuck when it came to the pictures. I couldn’t draw my little giraffe, and I worried...
by carrie | Aug 8, 2017 | Allie, Military Wives, My Books
Many years ago, I took a broad stroke writing course that briefly talked about the various forms of writing: fiction and nonfiction, newspaper articles, screenwriting, and more. As part of this class, I had to do a couple of lessons on children’s books. Not my...
by carrie | Jul 25, 2017 | Devotional, God's in Charge, Military Wives, Warrior's Bride
Nine years, nine months, and five days. That’s how long my husband logged in as an active-duty airman before his medical retirement. Nine years, nine months, and five days of all the uncertainty and fluctuations that military life brings. And then a fresh uncertainty...
by carrie | Jul 18, 2017 | Devotional, God's in Charge, Growing Christlike, Military Wives
I try to have lunch or coffee with two or three different friends every month. I love these quiet times together, catching up on each other’s lives without the distractions of responsibility around us. At one of these lunches recently, I sat down with a friend...
by carrie | Jul 11, 2017 | Devotional, Growing Christlike, Military Wives, Pain and Trauma, Warrior's Bride
Whether we like it or not, God made us for relationship: with Him and with each other. If you’ve been hurt by others or are introverted and shy, you probably don’t like that God expects us to broaden our friendships outside the front doors of our comfort zones. That’s...
by carrie | Jul 4, 2017 | Holidays, Military Wives
The 4th of July. A day for picnics and fireworks. For spending time with family and friends. Hours to rest and relax. Right? Well, yes, of course. But it is much more than that. Did you just roll your eyes at me? Honestly, I know that you know that today represents...
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