How We Help Archives

At family gatherings, don't get bogged down in details and miss the blessings of the bigger picture.

The Joy of Big-Picture Living

Guideposts blogger and military mom Edie Melson shares a lesson she learned about the distraction of details, of missing the blessings of the big picture.

15 Things Every Military Family Knows

By Edie Melson2 min read

Military families look at life through a slightly quirky lens. Guideposts blogger and military mom Edie Melson explains.

Faith, Life and Prayer: Give the Gift of Peace

Vice President of Ministries for Guideposts Outreach Division, Reverend Dr. Pablo Diaz shares how you can have a blessed Christmas by giving the gift of peace.

A military wife remembers how her soldier husband needed to get out of uniform.

Shedding the Military Uniform at Home

By Edie Melson2 min read

A military wife and Guideposts guest blogger, Beatrice Fishback, remembers when her husband needed to come home and get out of uniform for awhile. And over time she understood why.

Guideposts: Elizabeth Laird, the Fort Hood Hug Lady, gives hugs to soldiers deploying

Soldiers Give the Fort Hood Hug Lady an Outpouring of Love

By Allison Churchill3 min read

Elizabeth Laird, the Fort Hood Hug Lady, has made sure no soldier left for a combat zone or came home without getting a hug since 2003. Now, it’s her turn to receive love.

Remembering military families at Christmas with a special prayer.

A Holiday Prayer for Military Families

By Edie Melson2 min read

Military mom and Guideposts blogger Edie Melson reminds us that it’s easy to forget to pray for the military families back home while their loved ones are deployed. Here’s a special prayer for them this holiday season.

An Unexpected Blessing

By Edie Melson2 min read

Guideposts blogger and military mom Edie Melson shares how it feels when a total stranger reaches out to help our deployed troops.

Help a Military Family During the Holidays

By Edie Melson2 min read

The holidays are tough for military families in the middle of a deployment. Guideposts blogger Edie Melson offers ways you can help.

Veterans Awareness Month: Your Donations Matter

By Guideposts2 min read

Guideposts thanks donors to its initiative to support veterans.

Guideposts Honors Veterans Awareness Month While Abroad in Portugal

By Maggie Peale Everett1 min read

While leading a Guideposts tour of Portugal, Norman Vincent Peale’s daughter Maggie Peale Everett shares her experience celebrating U.S. veterans with Guideposts readers abroad.

Faith, Life and Prayer: A Grateful Person Is a Happy One

Change your life with gratitude! Vice President of Ministries for Guideposts Outreach Division, Reverend Dr. Pablo Diaz shares how counting your blessings is key to living a blessed life.