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Personal Growth through the Decades

Mar 12, 2019Strength 4 Spouses2 Commentscareer, Education, family, military life, Personal Development, reflectioncareer, family, life lessons, military life, personal growth, self-development, self-reflection

Do you ever look back at your life and reflect on the ways in which you have grown through the decades? Life is such an amazing adventure and learning occurs in many different stages throughout every year of life. If you had to group your learning into decades, what would each decade represent? What are…

Military Spouse Career Struggles & Knowing Your Value

Feb 26, 2019Strength 4 Spouses1 Commentcareer, Education, family, healing, military life, Personal Development, reflectioncareer, career change, military spouse, military spouse employment

God knew it would take something BIG to get me to walk away from my career. While I don’t believe that he is the reason tragedy strikes good people, I do believe that he will redirect your path as necessary. I remember telling my husband, “I’ll do everything to build my life with you. I’ll…

A Season of Waiting

Feb 22, 2019Strength 4 Spouses2 CommentsFaith, family, healing, Infertility, marriage, miscarriage, reflectionfaith, family, hope, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, waiting

It seems like I have spent many seasons of my life in waiting. While all of my friends were getting married, I was still wrestling with broken relationships and dreaming of my Mr. Wonderful. I waited for what seemed like forever for the man I now call my husband. We married later in life and…

WOW: Women on Writing’s Blog Book Tour: Review of “Time to Refresh”

Dec 20, 2018Strength 4 Spousescareer, Faith, Product Review, Recommended Products, reflection#inspiration, book review, devotional, faith, Time to Refresh

Synopsis Karen Brown Tyson found herself laid off at the age of 51. While many feelings could have taken over and made her new path seem dark and bleak, she decided to take the time to trust in God, even when she did not understand the plan fully. Through this experience, she created a21-Day Devotional…

Recap of the Salute to Military Spouses Summit

Nov 15, 2018Strength 4 Spouses2 Commentscareer, family, military life, Personal Development, reflectioncareer, employment, military life, military spouses, USO

It’s no surprise that I am a huge fan of the USO. I have been a volunteer with the NC chapter for over four years and have seen both as a volunteer and as a military spouse the many ways this organization assists and uplifts military families. On November 14, 2018, the USO put together…

Your Vote Counts! 4 Tips for Voting in the Upcoming Elections

Oct 22, 2018Strength 4 Spouses8 CommentsPersonal Development, reflectioncandidates, history of voting rights, research, vote, voting

Another election is quickly approaching. Are you ready to head to the polls to exercise your right to vote or do you feel like your vote is miniscule and does not count? I am here to tell you that every vote matters. We are lucky in the United States to have the opportunity to vote…

6 Lies You Should Not Believe After Pregnancy Loss

Oct 12, 2018Strength 4 Spouses3 CommentsFaith, family, healing, Infertility, miscarriage, reflectionhealing, holistic healing, infertility, miscarriage

Losing a baby is one of the most devastating losses one can experience. The grief is such an unbearable pain that takes quite some time to fully heal from. Beyond the sadness you feel, negative thoughts can tend to take root. Those who have gone through pregnancy loss, tend to blame themselves for what happened,…

Recap of the Military Influencer Conference 2018

Oct 2, 2018Strength 4 Spouses7 Commentscareer, military life, reflectionconference, entrepreneurs, MICOrlando, Military Influencer Conference, military life, military spouses, personal growth, veterans

In 2017, I watched as a flood of pictures took over social media from the 1st annual Military Influencer Conference. It looked like everyone had such an amazing time. I knew that I didn’t want to be watching in pictures again this year and I wanted to be a part of it. So, I purchased…

5 Comforting Bible Verses to Help You Through Tough Times

Sep 15, 2018Strength 4 Spouses5 CommentsFaith, reflectionBible verses, faith, finding comfort, finding strength, God

Life is never easy and there will always be bumps in the road. For as long as I can remember, I have turned to faith during tough times. There was a time in my life, after tragedy, that I turned my back on God. That was a huge mistake and a big lesson learned. God…

9/11-America Then and Now

Sep 10, 2018Strength 4 Spouses6 Commentsreflection9/11, America, family, heroes, reflection, September 11th, terrorism, united

Do we remember or have we forgotten? I am very sure that every American can remember vividly where they were and what they were doing on the horrid day we now refer to as 9/11. I’ll never forget seeing the events unfold on television. Shock and disbelief came out in the forms of tears and…