There's a Mother Teresa quote that goes something like "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family." And I love it. I love it so much that we had a sign made for our living room that has those simple words on it. Both my officer and I are in professions that are … Continue reading come home and love your family
Category: bulletproof marriage
event review {bless the badge leow workshop}
This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to attend one of Bless the Badge's LEOW workshops! Lisa Lerner (author of Crossing the Thin Blue Line) and Allison Uribe (founder of Wives on Duty) brought us Tactical Relationship Training and IT. WAS. INCREDIBLE. The day started off in true blue fashion with some coffee and donuts … Continue reading event review {bless the badge leow workshop}
love is patient {the love dare}
Verses: Ephesians 4:2 says "Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another." Proverbs 15:18 says "Hot tempers cause arguments, but patience brings peace." 1 Corinthians 13:4 says "Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud." Devo: Are you following along with Wives on … Continue reading love is patient {the love dare}
{free} police week printables
In honor of police week, we're sharing a few of our favorite ammo + grace images as printables that you can download! Feel free to print them up, set them as your background, or share them with your fellow LEOWs and blue families! {click on the titles below to download} In This Home We... Police … Continue reading {free} police week printables
our {blue} testimony
I typically don’t post super personal things on this blog. Yes, I share my heart through devotionals and snippets of our blue life through Instagram photos, but generally I keep our personal details out of the public eye. But lately, I’ve been feeling it on my heart to share a little bit of our testimony … Continue reading our {blue} testimony
40 {free} conversation starters for you + your leo
I know, I know-you and your LEO talk. Of course you do! We all talk with our spouses and our families. But when's the last time you sat down for more than a couple of minutes and talked about things that didn't involve grocery lists and errands and who needed to pick up the kids? … Continue reading 40 {free} conversation starters for you + your leo
i do
Verses: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says "Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? … Continue reading i do
book review {cuffs and coffee}
I'm not sure how it's March already (where did February go?!) but it's a new month and you know what that means...it's book review time! For this month's review I picked Cuffs & Coffee by Allison P. Uribe. Allison is the founder of Wives on Duty Ministries, a Chaplain, an incredible soul, and a simply AMAZING … Continue reading book review {cuffs and coffee}
let me stay and rest, in your holiness
Verses: John 10:28 says "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand." + Psalm 4:8 says "In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone Lord make me dwell in safety." Devo: I love the feeling I get during worship at church. … Continue reading let me stay and rest, in your holiness
encourage one another + build each other up
Verses: 1 Thessalonians 5:22 says "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." + Proverbs 27:17 says "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." Devo: Lately I've been blown away by the people God has put in my life through this little blog I started months ago with … Continue reading encourage one another + build each other up