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August 14, 2012 by Karin Leave a Comment

When You Want to Run

I am a military wife. We moved several times during the early years of our marriage.  Moving to a new place is usually an exciting experience.  It’s definitely an efficient way to clean your house ~ really clean your house.  When you move in the military, you are given a weight limit.  This weight limit is dependent on your rank and your next location… I mean, home.  You don’t want to waste any of this valuable “weight” moving your unnecessary items… I mean, junk.  Moving ~ the best solution to deep house cleaning.

In the past years, we have been blessed with the opportunity to stay in one location.  A blessing in many ways… moving six children would be no picnic (a trip to the grocery store requires immediate “mama down time” upon returning home).

We used to move every 2 or 3 years.  Our moving from place to place quenched my desire to run.  I knew that if I didn’t like a place, or a situation, or a person… well, I was going to leave anyway.  No need to run.  The decision was made for me.  Then, no more running…

Recently, we have been able to stay put.  The problem with this… every 2 or 3 years… we want to run.  I want to run…

So, what do you do when you want to run?  Would you join me on (in)courage today and share what you do when you want to run…

Filed Under: Faith, Military, Patience Tagged With: faith, military, Patience

July 4, 2012 by Karin Leave a Comment

God Bless America

Happy Birthday America!

Happy birthday from a military wife, daughter, and sister.  A woman and a mom who knows what it feels like to sacrifice for this most beautiful nation… while I watch my little ones just begin to understand sacrifice for a greater purpose.  Thanks to God for the gift of this great land and for the people He has put here to defend and protect her.

IT IS THE SOLDIER

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

©Copyright 1970, 2005 by Charles M. Province

Let us all remember how we got here, who fights for us, and why our America was born.

God Bless America

Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” 

Filed Under: Military

May 13, 2012 by Karin Leave a Comment

What If…

What if…

How many times have I thought that as a mom?  Countless.
What if I forget to… what if something happens when… what if they don’t learn this… what if they mess up… what if I mess up…

The countless “what if” questions run through my mind… keep me up sometimes at night… worry me.  What if I don’t teach them the important stuff… and teach it well.

I remember buying the first car seat.  The first of probably 10 car seats ~ no kidding (our garage bears witness).  What brand? What size? What color?

what if we have an accident?!

The cost didn’t matter ~ 10 times, the cost didn’t matter.  WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?!  I had to be sure that nothing would happen to my little one.

I have gone through years of upgrading and updating those seats just to make sure nothing happens to my precious little ones.

The fear and anxiety can embed themselves, unrecognizable, as a part of what is called “motherhood.”

I watched my oldest son ~ he tried on the pads, the helmet, the gloves, the elbow pads, the mouth guard… I just stared at the proud boy ~ dressed as a small warrior.

All these years of carefully selecting, endlessly researching the perfect bubble…  and now this.

my boy, in body armour

heading out to the field… to run, exhilarating youth, around a field… hitting, checking, crashing.
All smiles.

I have worked tirelessly to create complete security, only to watch him run out there into the world.

I think of my German-born father… drafted during WWII… to fight for his country ~ he was fifteen.
Fifteen years old!  
He fought… he was wounded by a bullet.  He was only seventeen.
My dad was only a few years older than my boy.

What my grandmother must have thought?  How she must have prayed.  The fear, the anxiety…  the thought sickens… that much fear.  Her protective bubble burst.

My father became my dad 26 years later.  No amount of fear or anxiety would change that.  He survived.  The fear and anxiety did not change a thing.

fear and anxiety do not change a thing

The “what if” questions… they haunt us, but they do not change a thing.

I think of the first lines I ever memorized… now it strikes me… they were meant for me.  A mother.

Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I am thankful, I pray… now, release the fear…

Do not be anxious about anything…

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Hi! My name is Karin Madden. Writer. Warrior wife. Mom of six pack. Homeschooler. German-blooded southerner. Welcome to the place where I explore what it means to grow stronger - spirit, soul, and body. I write to inspire and encourage - to remind you we are not alone. By being bold with grace and speaking truth in love, we can become who we are meant to be. I'm glad you are here.

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