Many people can experience stress and anxiety leading up to a holiday, making some holidays less enjoyable. Expectations come with the holidays, such as buying a gift or attending a party. We are often asked to spread ourselves thin, trying to make everyone else happy for the holidays.
*How’s Your Thought Life was written in collaboration by women at Planting Roots, a faith-based nonprofit serving Christian military women and wives. If you’re interested in joining a highly creative and supportive writing, praying, and worshiping community please connect with us.
It’s the fall. How does this make you feel? Me personally? I love it. I love the cooler weather. I love the orange and yellow leaves. I love the new season. It feels like a new start. New school year, new job year, all that good stuff. It’s also scary...
The transition from the warm, unhurried days of summer to the structured demands of the school year is a familiar challenge for military families.
No lie, THERE I WAS! It was 1997 and I was attending my first Hail and Farewell. No longer “just one of the girlfriends”, I had been married a few months and was in my “I am in my 20’s, I can do anything, ” era.
You Matter (Suicide Awareness) ***Trigger Warning: This post talks about Suicide***Some of us may have a story or many stories about how or when our lives have been affected by suicide.
“I used to find running so easy and it came naturally to me. Now I really have to work at it.”- Morgan Gaffney. There is truth that it pays to be in the right place at the right time, as found out. In life, we all encounter challenges that can be life-changing and...
Halfway through our two-year OCONUS orders, my family is embracing our “sweet spot” summer.
As I move through my 28th year of being a military spouse, I have come to an odd realization.
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