June 2022 Inspire Newsletter
It’s summer time! This month’s newsletter focuses on the ocean. If you aren’t blessed enough to be able to visit a beach in person, you can make some beach inspired […]
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Entries by Beth Desplancke
June 2022 Craft: Sea Glass Ideas
By Major Nancy HelmsSpiritual Care Director – College for Officer Training Any of the ideas below can easily be made from sea glass/pottery. If you can’t get to the beach […]
Facing Change
By Major Beth Desplancke June is finally here! As a child June was probably my favorite month. It meant the end of school, and the beginning of summer vacation! I […]
June 2022 Bible Study: Transformed Treasures
By Major Nancy HelmsSpiritual Care Director – College for Officer Training Transformation in the life of the believer is an ongoing process, which takes intentionality and willingness to submit one’s […]
June 2022 Devotional: Sea Glass and Souls
By Major Nancy HelmsSpiritual Care Director – College for Officer Training I LOVE SEA GLASS. Some might even say I’m obsessed. That is a claim I absolutely will NOT deny. […]
She Leads… From Behind
By Major Noelle NelsonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Golden State Division When I think of a leader, I picture a confident and commanding presence. A bold individual who rallies a […]
May 2022 Devotional: My ‘More’ List
By Major Noelle NelsonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Golden State Division Sometimes ‘more’ just feels right! I know we’re instructed from our earliest years that wanting more of something is […]
May 2022 Bible Study: Tame That Spark! (It only takes a little one!)
By Major Noelle NelsonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Golden State Division By any chance, do you have a sibling? Multiple siblings? All boys? All girls? A mix of both? Whether […]
May 2022 Craft: Scavenger Hunt Masterpieces
By Major Noelle NelsonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Golden State Division Note: This is a group activity with craft and Biblical application. This activity works well for one group, several […]
May 2022 Inspire Newsletter
“April Showers brings May Flowers,” so the saying goes. In this edition of the newsletter, we celebrate the hope that spring brings. Our monthly Bible trivia questions focus on flowers […]
April 2022 Devotional: Strength and Hope
By Major Cathy QuinnAngoon, AK Corps – Alaska Division The Sovereign LORD is my strength. HE makes me as sure footed as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. […]
She Leads… With Strength and Hope
By Captain Jan PembertonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Cascade Division When thinking about leadership, many thoughts come to mind. When we are working for others, we want our leaders to […]
April 2022 Bible Study: Hope & Strength
By Major Sabrina TumeySitka, AK Corps – Alaska Division Read 1 Kings 17:7-16 Have you ever felt that your hope was gone, and there was no strength left within you? […]
Spring Forecast…. Let Good Things Grow!
By Colonel Donna Igleheart One of the things I have learned living in the West is that anything is possible in the spring. This past week we experienced 90 degree […]
April 2022 Craft: Resurrection Garden
By Lt. Faith HarttKlawock, AK Corps – Alaska Division As Easter approaches my thoughts wander to the garden that early Sunday morning when Mary Magdalene was overjoyed to see her […]
April 2022 Inspire Newsletter
Is there anymore hopeful month than April? Spring has sprung and this month we celebrate Easter. Easter is when we celebrate the Death and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, […]
He is Risen!
By Commissioner Colleen Riley He is Risen! It’s April and this month I am reminded more profoundly than ever before, of the goodness of God, the sacrifice of Jesus, and […]
International Women’s Day
By Colonel Donna Igleheart March 8, 2022 is recognized as International Women’s Day. It’s an opportunity to pay tribute to all the women who have stood up against an unjust […]
March 2022 Craft: Umbrella Holder for Towels or Flowers
By Major Vicky VillaneaSanta Maria, CA Corps – California South Division NOTE: This craft is in both English and Spanish Materials/ Material: ⦁ 10 Palitos de Elote⦁ 1 Gancho de […]
March 2022 Bible Study: Eve, the Privilege of Being the First Woman
By Captain Patricia TorresVentura, CA Corps – California South Division INTRODUCTIONThere is much confusion in the world today in regards of the role of women in marriage. Though the Bible […]
March 2022 Inspire Newsletter
This month’s issue is all about St. Patrick’s Day. The beautiful, green shamrock is a great reminder of the message of hope found in Jesus Christ. Just as St. Patrick […]
She Leads… With a Listening Heart
By Major Martha TrimmerPastoral Care & Financial Development Officer – California South Division “Since God chose you to be a holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted […]
March 2022 Devotional: Compassion…Pass it On
By Captain Joanna WangSan Gabriel, CA Corps – California South Division A few months ago, I was walking in my neighborhood with my two-year-old son. I decided to pick up […]
February 2022 Inspire Newsletter
February 14th is Valentine’s Day, a day we focus on love. Let’s spend the whole month of February focusing on God’s love for us, and our love for others. This […]