It’s November, which means Christmas is right around the corner! I love the holiday season and always decorate at the beginning of November, because it gives us more time to feel festive. This year we’re being more mindful with our gift giving and are focusing more on experiences than things, but I’m still always on … Continue reading 2022 gift guide: blue kiddos
Category: reviews {books + events}
book review: a resiliency journal for first responders
Who remembers how once upon a time I used to do book reviews each month? Welllllll after a *long* hiatus, I’m trying to get back to that! I have a giant stack of amazing books by LEOs and LEOWs to read and share with y’all, and I couldn’t be more excited! In the past few … Continue reading book review: a resiliency journal for first responders
blue small shop christmas gift guide {full of promo codes!}
It's here! Read on to see a list of various LEOW and LEO owned small shops, as well as companies that back the blue. I've tried to shop smaller the past couple of years and put my money in companies and products that I believe in. Bonus: there's a ton of promo codes! Let me … Continue reading blue small shop christmas gift guide {full of promo codes!}
our privacy as a blue family
Our family was never that security conscious until my officer became, well, an officer. At around the same time he was sworn in I became a social worker, and between the two of our jobs working with the public and our relatively small to midsize city, we quickly realized we wanted to keep our private … Continue reading our privacy as a blue family
blue owned/supportive small shop gift guide
Do you remember last year when my first gift guide was a NON gift guide full of experiences (you can see it here)? I’m still a firm believer that we DON’T need to spend a crapload of money and stress on gifts, and it’s the reason behind the season that counts! This year more than … Continue reading blue owned/supportive small shop gift guide
october book review { the peacemaker’s wife}
Lately I've gotten a lot of messages from LEOWs asking about a journal or resource to help combat the loneliness and general hardships of blue life. I thought it would be perfect timing, then, to share The Peacemaker's Wife: A Journal for Reflection & Encouragement in Your Life as a Police Wife by Rebecca from … Continue reading october book review { the peacemaker’s wife}
june book review {behind the badge}
This month's book review is a little bit different, because it's not a LEOW resource, but a LEO one! Many of you know Adam Davis from his and Lt Col Grossman's amazing devotional Bulletproof Marriage. You might not know that he wrote another devotional before that one aimed specifically at our officers-Behind the Badge: 365 … Continue reading june book review {behind the badge}
march book review {seamless}
It's March! Holy moly! As usual, time flies. Today's book review is one I've shared about briefly in my Instagram stories-but I want to share it with yall here, too! Seamless is set up to be a group bible study, but I completed it by myself and still felt like I got a lot out … Continue reading march book review {seamless}
february book review {embraced}
Happy day after Valentine's! Is that a thing? The other day someone messaged me asking for a devotional suggestion, and I realized I've been slacking with book reviews lately! I was doing great until December, and then the holidays hit, and...here we are. This month I want to share with you Embraced by Lysa TerKeurst. … Continue reading february book review {embraced}
december book review {bulletproof marriage: a 90 day devotional}
Okay yall, I know it's not exactly December, but the book I was planning on reviewing for next month is being released early, is on sale right now, AND can get to you by Christmas! Um, yes please! The other week Adam reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in reading … Continue reading december book review {bulletproof marriage: a 90 day devotional}