I handwrote this blog entry a couple of months ago, but my laptop broke at the beginning of the month, so I have been unable to type it up. It is interesting how relevant this blog entry is right now,…
Hey everyone! I was just recently asked by a new friend and Navy Ensign about my favorite Christian music. I thought this was a fun question and I would share my answer with everyone! For those ladies about to deploy,…
Recently, I was a panel member for a Valor San Diego event. The topic of conversation was “spiritual resilience” – what is it? How do we get it? Why is it important? I spent a lot of time in prayer…
I promise you, even if you are the biggest dork during your first day of school as a Plebe (freshman) at the Naval Academy, YOU WILL RECOVER!!! How do I know this for sure? …because I had an extremely embarrassing…
My husband, Garrett, left about a week ago for deployment. This is our fifth deployment, between the two of us, and I wish I could say that it gets easier. However, the Lord continues to use each period of separation…
I have spent the first 26 years of my life living in a transactional kingdom instead of a grace kingdom. It was not until April of 2018, through a couple of convicting conversations with my Pastors and their wives, that…
As someone who has struggled with clinically-diagnosed, reoccurring depression since 2013, the topic of depression always comes up when I share my testimony. Once I was asked “my close friend struggles with depression. How can I best encourage this person?”…
Important Note: The woman who I interviewed for this entry will be referred to as “Ruth” – Ruth and her family will soon be moving to a foreign country to become missionaries, and we do not want to disclose anything…
I had the pleasure of sitting down with my friend Ellen this past week to talk about her personal training philosophy and to gather some tips on staying fit while in the military and while on deployment. I met Ellen…
It doesn’t matter if you are in the Republic of Korea Navy or in the United States Navy….we all love to get our PT on! I really enjoy working out, and I especially enjoy organizing workouts. I think it builds…