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” […]
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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 […]