Hope for the Home Front; Winning the Emotional and Spiritual Battles of a Military Wife

Birmingham, AL: New Hope Publishers, 2003. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 172, [4] pages. Illustrations. Cover curled up at front edge. Includes Dedication, Acknowledgments, Introduction, and A Prayer for Military Families. Also contains chapters on Facing Fear with Faith; Militarese 101; COs, XPs, Cheerios, and Uh-Ohs. Also includes chapters on Interruptions, Inconveniences, and Other Intrusions. Chapter 4 contains Duet Duty for the Solo Spouse; Chapter 5 covers A Father to the Fatherless; Chapter 6 contains Tempted: Absence Makes the Heart Go Wander. Chapter 7 covers Rank: A Right Perspective; Chapter 8 covers Address, Please: Where You Go, I Will Go; Chapter 9 covers Family, Friends, and Faraway Places--The Sacrifice of Separation; Chapter 10 covers Foreigners Focused on Forever; Chapter 11 covers Military Marriage: Mission Possible, and Staying Together Apart. Chapter 12 covers Ideas for Ministry to Military Families; Chapter 12 covers Ideas for Ministry to Military Families. Also contains an Invitation from Jesus. Marshele Carter Waddell served with her husband, CDR (ret) Mark D. Waddell, USN, a career Navy SEAL, for 25 years around the world. . She is the author or coauthor of several books, including Hope for the Home Front and When War Comes Home and is widely published in national women's and military magazines. Marshéle Carter Waddell, the wife of a US Navy Seal for 21 years, explores the emotional and spiritual battlegrounds common in the experience of today's military wife. This book is designed to arm military wives with the power and protection of God's promises against depression, bitterness, destructive choices and desperation. Together with their three children, the Waddells have endured many lengthy separations and frequent deployments for combat duty, special operations training and real world conflicts for more than two decades. Today, her husband is a disabled combat veteran with PTSD and multiple TBIs. TIME Magazine featured the Waddells’ story in the November 30, 2009 edition. She has published articles in Today’s Christian Woman, Marriage Partnership, Military Spouse Magazine, Virtue, Command, and Military Lifestyle magazines. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Faith, Spirituality, Home Front, Military Family, Military Wife, Military Spouse, Sacrifice, Separation, Marriage, Ministry, Relationships

ISBN: 1596690321

[Book #83322]

Price: $25.00

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