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Family, Community & Relationships
Hi, Beth here. Building strong family bonds and a supportive community is crucial in military life. On this blog, I cover everything from relationship advice and family activities to tips on creating a thriving support network. Let’s find inspiration and practical advice to enhance your family and community connections together.
Share Your Prayer Requests
As military spouses, we face unique challenges and sometimes, we need a little extra support. If you need someone to pray with you or for you, please don't hesitate to reach out. Share your prayer requests with us, and know that you have a community lifting you up in faith and love.
brunkle1990
Aug 29, 20245 min read
10 Steps to overcome bitterness and resentment as a military spouse
I overcame resentment and bitterness as a military spouse, but I honestly didn’t start supportive or understanding. As a 25-year military...
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brunkle1990
Jun 24, 20244 min read
Military Spouse, You need a Mentor (or Two), Here's Why:
Military spouse, you need a mentor or two. Military life is challenging. You will navigate many things that aren’t typical for a civilian...
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brunkle1990
Apr 21, 20242 min read
How to Make Connections When You Aren't Stationed Near a Military Installation
What do you do when you are stationed somewhere that isn't a military installation? One of my husband’s last assignments was a “joint...
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brunkle1990
Mar 14, 20242 min read
HELP - Need Childcare Help During a Military PCS?
Note: I wrote three posts with tips on moving for military couples, see the other posts here: Overseas Military Moves (OCONUS) and...
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brunkle1990
Mar 9, 20243 min read
The Biggest Lesson I Learned in My Military-Wife Life – How to Cultivate Community (Part 4)
This post has four parts. Access Part 1 , Part 2 , or Part 3 to read more. Â This is part 4 of how I cultivated community as a military...
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brunkle1990
Mar 9, 20243 min read
The Biggest Lesson I Learned in My Military Wife-Life – How to Cultivate Community (Part 2)
To read part 1 of this blog post, go here . Part 3 of this addresses reasonable expectations regarding hospitalit y and part 4 discusses...
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brunkle1990
Mar 9, 20244 min read
The Biggest Lesson I Learned in My Military Wife-Life – How to Cultivate Community (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of How I Cultivated Community in the Military Wife-Life This post has four parts.  You can access Part 2, covering “...
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brunkle1990
Jan 16, 20244 min read
Military Marriage Survival
Have you found it especially hard for your military marriage to survive? Have you found it especially hard for your military marriage to...
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brunkle1990
Oct 13, 20234 min read
5 Strategies to Combat Loneliness as a Military Spouse
How can you combat loneliness as a military spouse? Loneliness is difficult, but did you know it harms your health? The U.S. Surgeon...
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brunkle1990
Jul 19, 20235 min read
Embracing Your Spouse's Calling to Serve in the Military
How to Resist Being Bitter About Following Your Spouse in Their Military Career? I began my marriage as a bitter, reluctant, and selfish...
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brunkle1990
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Creating Your Own Gilgal
A Stones of Remembrance Project Who you step foot into a quickly flowing river that was more than 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep? A...
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brunkle1990
Sep 19, 20204 min read
5 Best Ways to Share the Gospel with Kids - Everyday
The week after my kids had attended Vacation Bible school, I was finishing up dinner while my kids played across the street with a godly...
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brunkle1990
Sep 12, 20203 min read
God’s Splendor on Display
A Fall Craft and Short Lesson to Share God’s Handiwork When I think of Fall, I think of the beautiful colored leaves that God...
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brunkle1990
Aug 21, 20202 min read
Beauty from Ashes
There are a few sights that most portray God’s skilled hand and majesty more than newborn babies or mountain sunsets. God’s artistry...
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brunkle1990
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Fly Birdie, Fly!
The day I have been preparing my son for all of his eighteen years has arrived. He is headed off to attend college on Saturday, a mere...
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brunkle1990
Jul 16, 20203 min read
Bugs and Prayer
One of the greatest lessons on prayer, I learned from insects. I am sure that statement seems like just an attention getter, but it is...
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brunkle1990
Jun 26, 20203 min read
A Gift to Give my Good Father
We just celebrated Father’s Day. It occurred to me that I usually neglect the most important Father of all, my Heavenly Father, on this...
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brunkle1990
Jun 11, 20204 min read
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
When I was studying the story Jacob fleeing from his brother in Genesis 28, I wondered if the idiom, “caught between a rock and a hard...
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brunkle1990
Jun 4, 20203 min read
Life is Not Fair!
Unrest! Injustice! Turmoil! Sickness! Death! These are just a few of the words I’d use to describe the state of our nation right now. ...
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brunkle1990
May 28, 20207 min read
More Ideas to Help Your Children Act Out the Lessons from the Jesus Storybook Bible+
This is the third installment in a series of posts giving you acting and activities ideas for the lessons in the Jesus Storybook Bible...
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