Military Archives

A woman sits at a river's edge holding a pink umbrella preparing for a storm. Prepare for the storms of life with these tips

Be Prepared for Life’s Storms

Edie Melson offers 5 tips to prepare for the inevitable storms of life.

Guideposts: Sometimes you just have to walk on faith.

As the mom of a Marine, I learned pretty early on that I was going to be doing a lot of water walking. And if I didn’t keep my eyes on Jesus, I was going to sink. Here are four other lessons I learned.

Guideposts: How to help your soldier weather PTSD.

Veterans and PTSD: Once Lost, Now Found

By Edie Melson2 min read

So many of our men and women in uniform experience PTSD to differing degrees. Part of helping a loved one cope with this disorder is the ability to give them the time and space they need to evaluate what they’ve been through.

A Military Mom Struggles with God’s Will

By Edie Melson3 min read

I learned early in life to always pray, “according to Your will, Lord.” But for the life of me, I couldn’t pray that for my son’s upcoming military deployment to Korea.

Guideposts: A military mom learns how to pray for her son's safety.

God’s Intercession for a Military Mom

By Edie Melson2 min read

A military mom shares how she learned there’s no right way to pray for a loved one’s safety, there’s no walking a tightrope to earn God’s protection.

Guideposts: Edie's son, Jimmy, saying goodbye to his fiancee before being deployed to Iraq.

Stages of Deployment: Coping with the Stress

By Edie Melson3 min read

During a loved one’s military deployment, learn how to live in the moment and realize that an uncertain future isn’t the same as a bad one.

Guideposts: How to help military families affected by PTSD

PTSD–An Unspoken Fear for Military Families

By Edie Melson1 min read

Although PTSD (post-traumatic stress syndrome) is growing in awareness, it’s dreaded by all military families. If you want to know more about this affliction and how to help, here is more information. No vet should suffer in silence.

Guideposts: Singing at a church service.

After PCS Moves, Military Families Need Church Homes

By Edie Melson3 min read

The length of military orders does not relieve us from the need to live in community with other believers. We all need the encouragement and influence of brothers and sisters in Christ.

Guideposts: God's Love and Mercy for This Military Mom

God’s Mercy: A Military Mom’s Prayer Is Answered

By Patti Stone Sells2 min read

When Patti Stone Sells’ son Dillon was deployed to Afghanistan, she prayed that God would protect him. Then came the day she realized that He had heard her pleas.

An artist's rendering of a medic rescuing an injured soldier during combat

Blood Brothers

By Stephen Berry5 min read

He’d given so many wounded warriors emergency care in Somalia, how could he possibly remember a single soldier years later?

A veteran in combat fatiques holds a bundle of small American flags.

Have You Thanked a Veteran?

Stephen Berry, a former combat medic, sings the song he cowrote to honor his fellow veterans. Read Stephen’s story!

An artist's rendering of a soldier looking heavenward in the desert of Iraq

Angels Over Iraq

By Brenda Kay Ledford5 min read

From the moment her nephew was deployed, she worried and prayed—until she found unexpected comfort and reassurance.