We PCS every two to three years. We handle deployments and TDYs like a boss. We say goodbye to old friends, and welcome new friends. We shop at the commissary and PX. We enter a gate to get to our jobs and sometimes our homes. We are strong. We are resilient. We are the military community. And military life, although rewarding, can be hard. It can be knock-you-on-your-feet hard. On those days -- or let's face it, sometimes months -- a small act of kindness can mean so much. One simple act of kindness can be the hand that helps you stand back up. There have been plenty of times in my three Continue Reading
The Strive for Hospitality
I have a desire to be hospitable. I would love for people to know me as someone who opens her home to others, someone who bakes treats for others just because, someone who makes you feel welcome, and someone who helps and serves without being asked. I want to strive for hospitality. I honestly long for the opportunity to host get-togethers and welcome friends into our cozy apartment. For months, I'd been wanting to take baked goods to our neighbors. It just hadn't happened. I could tell you it's because I was just so busy or because I always forgot to buy the ingredients at the store or Continue Reading
50 Ways to Show Love to Your Spouse
Marriage takes work. Everybody knows that. A loving, healthy marriage doesn't come easy. A husband and wife both have to be intentional about showing love to one another. You have to be willing to serve one another. The best marriages include spouses who both have a desire to make the other person feel special, important, respected, and loved. So what are some ways to show love? Depending on each person's love language, different acts can have more meaning to certain people. Some spouses really appreciate when the other person helps with chores. Others just want to spend some quality time Continue Reading
Random Acts of Kindness Ideas
Are you looking for a way to bless others? A way to spend a day with friends, family, or your children? A friend and I recently spent a day performing random acts of kindness for strangers. It was a lot of fun, and we loved spreading the sunshine! Here's what we did throughout the day, and at the bottom of this post I'm sharing other random acts of kindness ideas. Our Random Acts of Kindness Day We woke up early to bake cookies and fill out post-it notes with encouraging messages or Bible verses. We then delivered the cookies to residents at a local nursing home. We visited with a few of Continue Reading