Meet Jessica, Wives of Faith blogger and our Membership Care Director! I have enjoyed working with her on our blog and can hint that there are some fun things to come…

Name - Jessica Crow

Husband’s Branch of Service - Army Reserves

# Years as a Military Wife – 10 years

Kids – I have 2 children, my son is 6 years old and my daughter is 4 years old

Favorite Thing About Military Life – definitely the friendships and connections I have made

Favorite Things to Do - blogging, Zumba, scrapbooking, and anything outdoors

Favorite Color - Pink

One thing from my bucket list is . . . – to travel to Italy to meet my family and see where my grandmother grew up

Why I love Wives of Faith! - It has been such a source of encouragement during deployments. As the MemberCare Director, it has been such a blessing to see so many wives become a part of Wives of Faith and read about the encouragement that they are receiving.

You can read more from Jessica at – www.just4crows.blogspot.com

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Leeana Tankersley is the author of Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign Places. We are thrilled to have her here as a contributor at Wives of Faith.

Name: Leeana Tankersley

Husband’s branch of service: US Navy

# Years as a military wife: 8 years

Children: B/G twins, 2 years old

Favorite thing about being a military wife: I appreciate every single second I have with my husband

Favorite things to do: Writing, Reading, Creating, Digging through salvage stores

Favorite Color: Aqua

One thing from my bucket list is . . . Build a new house or restore an old house (preferably a farmhouse on a beautiful piece of land)

Why I love Wives of Faith!: A place to find hope

You can read more from me at: www.gypsyink.com

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We love our bloggers here at Wives of Faith!

Please help me welcome Stephanie today. She is the Wives of Faith board treasurer, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve really enjoyed her articles about personal finance for military families. She’s a wealth (pun intended!) of information and we appreciate her so much at Wives of Faith!

Name: Stephanie Arredondo

Husband’s Branch of Service: Air Guard

I’ve been a military wife for 8 years.

Children: 2 children, ages 6 and 2

Favorite thing about being a military wife: Meeting new people

What I like to do: Read a good book, participate in volunteer activities and going out with friends and family

Favorite color: Green

Some things on my bucket list are . . . Travel in America to Mt. Rushmore, Philadelphia, Newport RI, Santa Fe NM & other history places that I have yet to go see

Why I love Wives of Faith! : I love Wives of Faith because you meet real military spouses that you have more in common with than you realize.  This kind of support is wonderful and makes me appreciate more the road we walk.

I’ve fallen into this area of life that is allowing me to blossom in a way that I never expected. Here is my new blog: www.alfasugar.blogspot.com

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So what would it be to have the bloggers and not talk about myself, the blog editor? SO not fair!

Therefore, in the interest of fairness…

Name: Pattie
Husband's Branch of Service: US Air Force
# Years as a Military Wife: 9 (4 reserve, 5 active)
Kids: Two daughters, ages 14 and 11
Favorite Thing About Military Life: The nearly-instant camaraderie
when meeting another military wife -
and knowing she knows what it's like.
Favorite Things to Do: Read, write, watch my girls dance,
watch movies.
Favorite Color: Blue
One thing from my bucket list is . . . to finish and publish a book.
Why I love Wives of Faith!: Support, encouragement, welcoming atmosphere, and a place to belong. (Also, Sara!)

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