Happy September! I know it's a little late in the month for our scheduled review, but I wanted to share with you the amazing book that JUST came out the 31st of August! Allison Uribe, founder of Wives on Duty Ministries and a partner with Bless the Badge, just released a revised copy of her … Continue reading september book review {because i’m suitable}
no longer two but one
Verse: Matthew 19:6 says "Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” + Mark 10:9 + Ecclesiastes 4:9 Devo: My officer and I just got back from a fun weekend away at the shore, and I'm glowing with happiness after all of that extra time … Continue reading no longer two but one
and god saw that it was good
Verses: Genesis 1:31 says "Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!" Romans 8:28 says "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." Psalm 100:5 says "For the … Continue reading and god saw that it was good
gun range dates
I bet if we poll the audience, a large percentage of LEO couples have gone on a gun range date or two (or three, or four...thousand). For obvious reasons, police and military families have more firearms in their homes and are more likely to go shooting as hobby and as training. Growing up, we lived … Continue reading gun range dates
come to me, and i will give you rest
Verse: Matthew 11:28 reads "Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." + Isaiah 40:28-31 reads "Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths … Continue reading come to me, and i will give you rest
book review {final 42}
Happy August! It seems like summer JUST started and now we're already in August! Anyone else wondering where time has gone?! For this month's book review we're sharing Christy Decker's Final 42. When Christy (a fellow police wife) reached out and asked if I would be interested in reading her new novel, I was instantly … Continue reading book review {final 42}
come as you are + fall into his arms
Verses: Psalm 139:13-14 says "For you created my inmost being, you stitched me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your words are wonderful, I know that full well." Romans 8:39 says "Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate … Continue reading come as you are + fall into his arms
book review {crossing the thin blue line}
Happy July, friends! For this month's book review we're talking about Lisa Harper Lerner's book, Crossing the Thin Blue Line. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Lisa and Chuck last month at one of Bless the Badge's LEOW workshops (read my review here). The Lerner's are just as amazing in person as you would … Continue reading book review {crossing the thin blue line}
praise the lord who trains my hands for war + my fingers for battle
Verses: Psalm 144:1-2 says "Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me." Psalm 18:2 says "The Lord is my rock, my … Continue reading praise the lord who trains my hands for war + my fingers for battle
his mercies begin afresh each morning
Verses: Lamentations 3:22-23 says "The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning." Isaiah 65:17 says "See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind." Ezekial 36:26 says … Continue reading his mercies begin afresh each morning