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Jen’s 2025 Year in Books
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You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
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Milspouse Matters: Sharing Strength Through Our Stories
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The Unexpected Gifts of Military Life
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My latest book, Milspouse Matters: Sharing Strength Through Our Stories, includes many experiences from our thirty years as a military family. A few stories didn’t make the cut for final publication, like this one, but it includes some of my favorite memories. Look for more of these under the military life and behind the scenes tags!
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Jen McDonald the woman that you are! This book was so encouraging and inspiring and I loved hearing the various stories from military spouses. Definitely recommend reading this if you are a new military spouse! " |
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You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse:
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A great, encouraging read to read each day going through a deployment. I appreciated her honesty, personal stories, scripture, and practical advice and encouragement throughout the book!" |
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“I’m not gonna sugarcoat it; it’s downright not fun at times. Sometimes I am mad at the military, at Uncle Sam, even at regular citizens who don’t have a clue of the demands placed on our family.”
― You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
― You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
“I’m not gonna sugarcoat it; it’s downright not fun at times. Sometimes I am mad at the military, at Uncle Sam, even at regular citizens who don’t have a clue of the demands placed on our family.”
― You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
― You Are Not Alone: Encouragement for the Heart of a Military Spouse
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing.
At other times it feels like being mildly drunk, or concussed. There is a sort of invisible blanket between the world and me. I find it hard to take in what anyone says. Or perhaps, hard to want to take it in. It is so uninteresting. Yet I want the others to be about me. I dread the moments when the house is empty. If only they would talk to one another and not to me.”
― A Grief Observed
At other times it feels like being mildly drunk, or concussed. There is a sort of invisible blanket between the world and me. I find it hard to take in what anyone says. Or perhaps, hard to want to take it in. It is so uninteresting. Yet I want the others to be about me. I dread the moments when the house is empty. If only they would talk to one another and not to me.”
― A Grief Observed
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