January 2023 Flourish Newsletter
Happy New Year! 365 days to fill with lots to do. This month’s newsletter reminds us that in all the busyness to be still. May 2023 be the year where …
Archives for 2022
Flourishing Story: Flourishing in the Pause
By Captain Sandra SolisLocation – Cascade Division Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the word “flourish” as, “to grow luxuriantly: Thrive.” Although the word is defined as a verb, an action is to …
January 2023 Bible Study: Flourishing in the Stillness
By Captain Jan PembertonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Cascade Division When we have periods of stillness in our lives, we can get complacent. This is when we need the Lord …
January 2023 Devotional: Flourishing During the Peaceful Seasons of Life
By Captain Sandra SolisSalem, OR KROC Hispanic Ministries – Cascade Division Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, …
January 2023 Craft: Finding Your Peace Painting
By Captain Jan PembertonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Cascade Division When we are looking for peace or a break from the ordinary in our lives, we often gravitate to a …
Flourishing Story: My Testimony
By Major Erica YangFederal Way, WA – Northwest Division Note: Recently Major Rutendo Masango interviewed Major Erica Yang. This is her testimony. When do you become a Christian? I was …
December 2022 Flourish Newsletter
December is a busy month and it is easy to get so busy doing all the activities of Christmas that we miss out on the reason we celebrate in the …
The Christmas Story – Better Than Any Hallmark Movie
By Major Beth Desplancke In the middle of October one of my yearly holiday tradition begins. Before Halloween even hits the calendar, the Hallmark channel starts its “Countdown to Christmas” …
December 2022 Devotional: Grace in the Grinding Season
By Angelina KoenigNorthwest Division “But he answered, ‘My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds it full expression through your weakness. So, I will celebrate …
December 2022 Craft: The Victorian Top Hat
By Captain Gin PackCentralia, WA Corps – Northwest Division There are so many things I love about the Christmas season. For me, it feels like an all-senses adventure; there are …
December 2022 Bible Study: Flourishing in the Busy Season
By Captain Angela MorrowVancouver, WA Corps – Northwest Division Take a moment to stop all your activity for a few minutes. Pause and imagine you are sitting beneath a cool …
November 2022 Flourish Newsletter
November – the season of Thanksgiving – the perfect to time to focus on flourishing with contentment, in the season you are currently in. That is what this month’s newsletter …
November 2022 Devotional: Contentment at the Feet of Jesus
By Capt. Tanya PembertonAdministrator of Program at Santa Monica, CA Adult Rehabilitation Center Working in The Salvation Army can have our wheels spinning, especially with this constant cycle of change …
Flourishing Story: Flourishing Contentedly in the Season I Am In
By Captain Taneya GarrettAdministrator of Program, Long Beach, CA Adult Rehabilitation Center Sometimes I move through my day holding onto the edge of my seat. I am a mom, a …
Flourishing in the Contentment Season
By Colonel Genevera Vincent Contentment is such a lovely word! When I hear the word, I have thoughts of home, surrounded by the people you love, enjoying a good meal …
November 2022 Bible Study: Flourishing with Contentment Right Now
By Lt. Jen LiggettAdministrator of San Francisco & Oakland, CA Adult Rehabilitation Centers Every single one of us goes through seasons…seasons where everything seems to flow and radiate goodness, and …
November 2022 Craft: Handmade FLOURISHING Paper
By Captain Jennifer SwainAdministrator for Program for the San Diego, CA Adult Rehabilitation Center Supplies* recycled paper large bowl towels sponge seed packets 2 small wooden frames grease splatter screen …
Flourishing Story: Flourishing in the Ordinary Seasons
By Captain Jessica StevensFamily Care Director – College For Officer Training I am a creature of habit. I take the same route to work and to church every time I …
October 2022 Flourish Newsletter
Check out the premiere issue of the Flourish Newsletter. New name, new format, more pages, but still it is a great resource to use in Women’s Ministries or personally. This …
Welcome to the West
By Major Beth Desplancke On September 1, 2022, Colonel Genevera Vincent joined the Western Territory’s family as the Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries. Her and her husband, Colonel Eddie (serving …
October 2022 Bible Study: What Are You Wearing?
By Captain Jessica StevensFamily Care Director – College For Officer Training Introduction:Small talk about wardrobe, what to wear, etc. How many of us have been going out with a group …
October 2022 Devotional: The Ordinary Season
By Captain Jessica StevensFamily Care Director – College For Officer Training It’s back-to-school season, and like many moms and caregivers, I feel like my life is being overrun by to-do …
October 2022 Craft: Ordinary Truth Affirmation Cards
By Captain Jessica StevensFamily Care Director – College For Officer Training Materials: One set of affirmation cards per person. Download the affirmation cards One ordinary container (mason jar, Tupperware, takeout …
September 2022 Inspire Newsletter
Welcome to the last issue of the Inspire Newsletter. This month’s newsletter is all about the hopeful and expectant sunflower, that looks up and follows the sun. What a great …