2013 Winner of the Golden Scroll Award (nonfiction category) from the Advanced Writers & Speakers Association
This devotional book contains 365 true stories of struggles, courage, and actions of women, children, and men involved in the home front of American wars, in chronological order, from the French Indian War through the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These stories illustrate effective prayers, heroism, volunteer efforts, and daily courage.
Special weekend devotions consist of original words from a journal, newspaper, letter, or newspaper, and glimpses into life during that era, such as fashion, pastimes, work, and celebrations.
Each story includes a coordinated Scripture and a prayer for today's military, families, or individuals encountering struggles.
Karen Whiting, wife of a retired Coast Guard Officer, is an international speaker and former television host. She is the author of sixteen books and a daily devotional for women. She and her husband Jim live on Maryland's eastern shore, in Grasonville. They have been active members of Officers' Christian Fellowship for over thirty years and currently help with OCF ministry at the US Naval Academy. Karen is a mother (including two servicemen) and a grandmother of eight. Visit her at KarenWhiting.com.
Award-winning author Jocelyn Green inspires faith and courage in her readers through both fiction and nonfiction. A former military wife herself, she offers encouragement and hope to military wives worldwide through her Faith Deployed ministry. Her Heroines Behind the Lines novels, inspired by real heroines on America's home front, are marked by their historical integrity and gritty inspiration. Visit her at JocelynGreen.com.