Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives [Paperback]

Jocelyn Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2008

If your spouse, or someone you know, has been deployed recently, the stress of that situation will resonate with you. Jocelyn Green speaks directly to the wives of deployed seamen, marines, airmen, and soldiers, via the experiences of their spouses.

This book is not a “ten easy steps” for a painless life, instead, it is a collection of devotions that squarely addresses the challenges wives face when their husbands are away protecting freedom. Challenges like: how does a military wife maintain a strong sense of patriotism without allowing her country to become an idol? What good can possibly come from moving every two to three years? And how can I be sure that God has a purpose for my life that is as strong as His purpose for my husband’s? The foundation of this devotional is the unchanging character of God and the anchor of Jesus Christ, even amidst the shifting circumstances of a military family.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Jocelyn Green and the other writers in this book have connected to the hearts of military wives with compassion, grace and hearts full of mercy. These writers have been there and have brought to us as readers compelling devotions to connect us to the Lord, our spouse and the hope of a strong marriage during times of deployment. In all the work we have done in reaching out to military marriages, this resource, Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives, is the best tool we have found for ministering to the spiritual needs of these heroic couples serving our great nation. --Dr. Gary and Barb Rosberg, America's Family Coaches and authors of 6 Secrets to a Lasting Love, national radio show co-hosts

Review

The messages of the Faith Deployed devotionals resonated with me greatly, on so many levels. As testified to by the contributing authors, we are all challenged with trusting in God's plan, being married to the military, and loving our community in spite of fear, doubt, and depleted emotional reserves. But only by doing the first, trusting God, can we do the rest (over and over again). This book reminds us--through wonderfully appropriate Bible passages--of specifically that point. It doesn't dismiss our hard times but gives us hope and instruction on how to break through. I'm excited for all those who needed such a book as this; who knows what new heights it can bring our relationships to, with God, our husbands, and our communities.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Moody Publishers (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802452507
• ISBN-13: 978-0802452504
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Jocelyn Green, the wife of a former Coast Guard officer, is an award-winning author, freelance writer and editor. She is the author of Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives (Moody 2008), along with fourteen contributing writers. She is also co-author of Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq/Afghanistan (AMG Publishers 2009). Her books won the Bronze and Gold Medals, respectively, from the Military Writers Society of America (religious/spiritual category) in 2010. Her Web site for military wives, www.faithdeployed.com, won third place in a national contest held by the Evangelical Press Association in 2010.

She is the editor for www.WivesinBloom.com, the online magazine of Christian Military Wives (a branch of Christian Military Fellowship) and a contributor to the Web site www.StartMarriageRight.com. Jocelyn's Facebook page for military wives (www.facebook.com/faithdeployed) has the largest following of any other Christian military wife page on Facebook to date.

Jocelyn graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a B.A. in English, concentration in writing. She is a frequent speaker at military wife events, women's church groups, and writers conferences, and is an active member of the Evangelical Press Association, Christian Authors Network, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and the Military Writers Society of America.

Jocelyn and Rob have two preschool-aged children, a dog, and a cat, and live in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She loves books, movies, concerts in the park, Broadway musicals, Mexican food, Caribou Coffee, chocolate (especially Toblerone), traveling and being outside with her family. Favorite authors include C.S. Lewis, John Ortberg, Carolyn Custis James, Anne Lamott and Phillippa Gregory.
Visit her at www.jocelyngreen.com or drop her a line at [e-mail].

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST be a part of your library!, August 30, 2009

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Alicia (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives (Paperback)

In case I can only hold your attention for 1 minute, then I want to say right off the bat....go buy this book! If you are a military wife, it's a must have. If you are a civilian and know anyone in the military, it is the PERFECT gift.

Faith Deployed is a devotional book with approximately 80 excerpts written by Jocelyn and 14 other Christian military wives from all branches. Each devotional includes a scripture, 2-page anecdote, a couple of questions to ask yourself based on the reading, and a prayer related to the topic.

Here's what makes this book a must have for any military library...

* It's easy to read. Each story is 2 pages! Within a few minutes you can have a great morsel of truth to get through your day.
* As it's sub-title states, this book is a "daily encouragement for military wives," reminding each of us that we are not alone even during the longest deployment or tenth PCS.
* The excerpts go to the root issue-what do the reactions to our life circumstances reveal about our heart? Military wives, just like any Christian woman seeking to honor the Lord, must choose to handle life in light of eternity. This book will remind you to do just that!
* I have to admit my biggest fear of the book is that it would be shallow. On the contrary, these women are honest, vulnerable, and intelligent. They quote other good authors and scripture. I was convicted time after time because the truth they were sharing comes right from the Bible.
* This book would definitely work if your military member is deployed, but it is completely relevant if your spouse is at home! And then you'll already own it when your spouse does deploy and you need that extra encouragement to look to the Lord.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for someone with a husband deploying/deployed!, July 15, 2009

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M. Krumm "mom of three" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives (Paperback)

What a great book! I have now sent this book to several friends whose husbands are deploying. They have raved over the books' relevant content to their exact situation and the uplifting positive encouragement!!! It's one book every military wife should have on their bookshelf.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised., January 16, 2011

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C. Smith "connimom" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives (Paperback)

Isn't it funny, how even after being an army wife for a very long time, we may still have stereotypes with which we look at the wives in other branches of the military?

I can honestly say, that have never met a Coast Guard wife. I have seen a couple blogs of them online, and seen them on a few military forums, but I have never actually known any.

When I picked up the book, and customarily flipped it right over to read the back, I noted that the author was a Coast Guard wife. And again, quite honestly, my initial reaction was, "A Coast Guard Wife? What does she know about hardships? It isn't like their husbands deploy or anything."

Well, I was very happily proven quite wrong. Joceyn Green was accompanied by many other contributers in "Faith Deployed." And as I read through the book, I noted that many of the hardships, struggles and trials that Jocelyn wrote about, rung very true in my ears.

She got it.

I am not normally a "devotional book" kind of person, and I generally skip over the prayers at the end of each, but I found this book very enjoyable and encouraging. I think it would be especially helpful for new military wives.....of any branch of the military....in seeing that there are many others who "have been there and done that."

Isn't it nice to sometimes be proven wrong?

It teaches us to be humble.

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