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What we can learn from our veterans, sharing the words of retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis.

What We Can Learn from Veterans

Searching for words to honor military veterans this Veterans Day, Guideposts blogger Pablo Diaz turns to a speech by retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis for inspiration.

During Deployment, Ask for Help

By Edie Melson2 min read

Military mom and Guideposts blogger Edie Melson has some advice for families with loved ones on deployment: Ask for help. Here’s why.

God can lead us from a place of pain to passion, then purpose.

From Pain to Passion

By Edie Melson2 min read

By weathering some pretty tough times in her life, especially when her son enlisted in the Marine Corps, military mom and Guideposts blogger Edie Melson realized that God can lead us from pain to passion–and to a better, more productive, place.

Guideposts: A soldier in fatigues hugs his wife and child.

Guideposts Announces Veterans Awareness Month

By Ansley Roan2 min read

Guideposts’ initiative is designed to help and honor our veterans.

God Is Everywhere

By Edie Melson2 min read

If you’re a mom worried about your military loved one stationed far from home, rest assured, says Guideposts guest blogger Lori Hatcher. God is there, too. She journeyed to Japan to visit her military family and found much spiritual reassurance.

Finding the peace of God in life's storms.

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

By Edie Melson2 min read

Military mom and Guideposts blogger Edie Melson shares how she learned not to weather the storms of stress and worry about her deployed son all on her own. She learned to accept God’s sheltering peace and protection.

For one tired military wife, Christmas came before Halloween.

When Christmas Came Before Halloween

By wasil2 min read

Life as a military wife is not easy. Penny L. Hunt tells a story about how fellow military wives came to her rescue one season before Christmas.

Guideposts: Randy Dexter and his service dog, Captain

Our Returning Troops: Vet with PTSD Comforted by Therapy Dog

By Randy Dexter8 min read

Struggling with PTSD and alcohol abuse, Iraq veteran Randy Dexter was desperate for help. Could a dog named Ricochet come to his rescue?

Help Us Support the Armed Forces

By Sabra Ciancanelli2 min read

Guideposts Military Outreach supports our military by providing free inspiring magazines, booklets and books.

A son's deployment triggers a military mom's emotional vertigo.

Deployment Distress

By Edie Melson2 min read

Guideposts blogger and military mom Edie Melson experienced an emotional case of vertigo after her Marine Corps son was deployed. She sought anything to steady her. That turned out to be her faith and the Psalms.

Guideposts: Lt. Col. Evelyn Smith-Florence, U. S. Army (Ret.), during her 15-month deployment in Iraq

Guideposts: Veterans’ Stories

By Brett Leveridge3 min read

Military outreach and supporting our troops has long been a key part of our mission here at Guideposts. With Veterans Day approaching, we’re pleased to share with our readers these photographs of Guideposts employees and their relatives, who served our country with valor and distinction.

Blue Star Mothers of America support military families.

Help from Blue Star Mothers of America

By Edie Melson2 min read

If you have a family member who has enlisted in the military, check out Blue Star Mothers of America for support and help, says military mom and Guideposts blogger Edie Melson.