You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse Paperback – May 17, 2016

I received this book as a gift on Valentine's Day from my MIL who is also a milspouse. I didn't think I would need this book, but just a few months into our deployment and this is just what I needed. I enjoy taking a few moments before bed to read one chapter a night and reflect. I love that this is a mix of stories, scripture, and reflection.

I got home from a tearful ride home from my parents almost three weeks into the first deployment my husband is going through since we’ve been together. I walked inside my empty house feeling alone and saw this book I had just ordered laying on my counter and decided to pick it up. I only read chapter one and my heart was filled with comfort. I have been struggling with my faith and getting closer to God as I have been before. Not only was this book exactly what I needed to get through this deployment, but to realize that God is my salvation and He is with me every step of the way.

Being a military girlfriend a good but at the same time it sacrifice a lot for the man you love cause is a lots of stress that they have inside of them and you always have yo calm with then cause they see a lot of things that you don’t see they only see it when they are deployed. That is why I bought this books to help me understand him so much

This is exactly the kind of book I needed! Jen "gets it". She's walked through the ups and downs of the military life and shares insights she learned along the way. When we marry our military men, we many "think" we know what we're getting into...but we find out we really had no idea!! I needed this book back at the beginning of this journey. I recommend it to every spouse looking for wisdom on how to live this crazy, messy thing we call life. And for those who aren't on the military road, check it out anyway. The principles shared here cross over to every walk of life. Beautifully written!!

How I wish I’d had this wonderful book to read when I was a young Army wife! Jen’s words of wisdom would have been just what I needed to endure the long days of TDY and solo parenting! Drawing on her experiences from living around the world, her stories are engaging and her down-to-earth encouragement is like having coffee with a dear friend. I especially love the challenging thoughts at the end of each story. This is one of those books I will return to again and again for inspiration. ~ Karen Campbell

I loved all the anecdotes the author shared introducing God's power and influence in her life as she encountered all the myraid experiences as a military wife and mom. She has a healthy sense of humor and I enjoyed the many tips and counsel she offered with the scripture references.

Jen is an in incredibly relatable author and she draws from her own experiences to encourage and refocus her readers. I earnestly wish this book had been available when I was a new military spouse. I believe the wisdom offered in these daily readings would've have saved me from so much of my own ridiculous expectations of myself. There is a deep undercurrent of grace and empathy in Jen's writing and I believe that any military spouse, new or more experienced, would benefit from this book!

This book is awesome. Seriously. I read it thinking it would be something to recommend to new military spouses and came away from it encouraged about my future (my husband is retiring this summer) and reminded of how far I have come.If you are a new spouse, this is the book for you.If you are a seasoned spouse, this is the book for you.If you are somewhere in between or not even military. This is the book for you! (-:

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