Stories of faith and courage recounted in ‘Battlefields & Blessings’
Here’s a story about my recent new book release, written by Emily Christensen of the Waterloo Courier. It was originally posted here on Thanksgiving Day. CEDAR FALLS – Capt. Daniel Gade’s story is told over the course of 14 pages inside t

Book give-away: Moving from Fear to Freedom
I have a signed copy of the wonderful book Moving from Fear to Freedom to give away to one lucky military wife! This book is written by Grace Fox, who has written two guest blog posts for Faith Deployed already: Dealing with the what-ifs and

“Is this what marriage was supposed to be?”
A note from Jocelyn: The following is reposted by permission from the Web site ExcellentorPraiseworthy.org. Thanks to Linda Montgomery, who wrote this piece. “So they are no longer two, but one.  Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” —Matthew 19:6 Our ministry verse has been “With my mouth (also with my pen and my computer) I will make Your faithfulness known through all generations.”  (Psalm 89:1)  My husband and I are not alone in this, and proclaiming God’s faithfulness in the midst of ma

Winnder drawn for Cowboy Christmas give-away
Congratulations to Joanne Coddington, whose name was drawn for the Cowboy Christmas give-away! Thanks to all of you who entered for the book. More give-aways to come!

Mark and Marshele Carter Waddell in TIME magazine!
Mark and Marshele Carter Waddell’s story is featured in this issue of TIME magazine! Marshele is a Faith Deployed contributor (and a columnist on this blog), author of Hope for the Home Front and co-author of When War Comes Home. Her husband Mark, a 25-year Navy veteran, deals with PTSD. Read the story here.