Each week during the month of March we will have a giveaway. During our show next week we will have several giveaways to mark our 1 year anniversary.

In order to win a prize we offer on air you must listen live. You can enter to win by posting a comment in the chat room during the live show. Another great way you can win is by calling in and chatting with us during the live show. The call in number is 347-37-4281.

Currently we are giving away a copy of Sara Horn’s new book God Strong. You can find the information on how to enter for that book by clicking here.

This week we talked about the first stage of deployment. Deployment is never easy but we can get through them and there are good things that can from deployment. The entire month of March we are talking deployment and the different phases that we go through. Each week we will have a giveaway and welcome you to call in and share your deployment experience. You can listen live or via download after the show by visiting our BTR page.

This month-March-is March madness Deployment style. We are going to talk about the different seasons of deployment and how we can lean on each other and look to God for the strength to get through.

Our first season of deployment is the shock and awe phase of deployment. We know deployments coming, we are dreading it and dragging our heels every chance we can to try and make it go away and leave our husband here. Then before we know it we are only days away from the big D and we are wishing we could just put our husband on a plane so we could start the countdown. Altough we never want to see them go, it’s just part of our life. Join us on March 5th at 11 am EST.

Each week we will have some great giveaways! Tune in live for your chance to win.

Catherine H will join the FMWCN as a third host. She and her husband will be experiencing their first deployment shortly. Catherine will also add the spouse perspective of living a military life without children.

Our first show with Catherine, Kayti and Shannon will be on Friday March 5th at 11 am EST. The ladies will be talking about the first stages of deployment and have some resources to help get you through those first stages.

Please join us in making Catherine feel welcome as our newest host!

Today we had a great chat with Sara Horn from Wives of Faith and author of God Strong. Sara gave us a copy of the book to giveaway. So here’s your chance to win it! HURRY! The drawing ends on Friday March 12th at 10 am EST.

Ways to enter

1. Blog about the contest or book and include a link back to this site.
2. Tweet about the contest with a link to this site
3. Join our Networking site and meet other military wives. If you are already a member of the NING site leave a comment in the God Strong forum
4. Follow Frazledmwcn on Twitter

Each of the above ways to enter is worth one entry. When you completed an entry leave a comment on this post. The comments are moderated so they won’t show up right away.

Sara Horn will join us on Friday, February 16th. We have a copy of God Strong to giveaway. You won’t want to miss this show! Here is some information about Sara’s newest book God Strong.

There’s Strong…And Then There’s God Strong
Founder of national military wives organization offers insight into military life with new release

Grand Rapids, Mich., November 23, 2009 – Military wives know how important it is to be strong. You have to be strong for your husband, for your children, for yourself. You have to be able to stop when you want to go, and start when you don’t feel quite ready. In the midst of indefinite war, the unknown can be crippling. The goodbye’s heart-wrenching. The hellos joyful but tinged with the uncertainty of how long it will last. Whether active, Guard or Reserve, military wives know they need strength. But sometimes they wonder where they can get it.

In God Strong: A Military Wife’s Spiritual Survival Guide (Zondervan, February 2010), Wives of Faith founder, Sara Horn, shares her personal story and insights as the wife of a Navy reservist who has spent years listening and encouraging other military wives living the military life. Readers whose lives revolve around the military will take comfort in Horn’s empathetic words while non-military readers will gain a telling, revealing look into the world known as military life.

Playing on the well-known recruitment term “Army Strong,” throughout, Horn presents a concept she calls “God Strong” and reveals nine pinpointed spiritual truths every military wife needs to know. Each chapter also includes experiences from other wives in all branches of service, as well as Bible verses and questions she calls “strength builders” and “strength trainers.”

“When we replace our strength with God’s strength,” she writes “we discover a major difference…We can run and not get tired. We can walk and not grow faint. We can become God Strong.”

Penned by someone with first-hand experience in the frustration and grueling loneliness that accompanies military spousal separation, God Strong has the power to encourage even the most devastated and fearful spouse. While Horn’s writing carries a deep level of compassion and sensitivity towards military wives, God Strong isn’t a pity party for the lonely military wife – it’s quite the opposite. Horn writes with gentleness, but she also writes with honesty and frankness.

“When we allow worry to control our thoughts, our emotions and our bodies are sure to be next,” she remarks. “Worry and stress can wreak havoc in our hearts and lives.”

Rather than living in anxiety, Horn encourages readers to rely on their faith in God, noting, “…if the worst were to happen [to me] – whether my husband were to die in combat or in a car accident – God is still in control. And he would walk me through the hurts and the pain. He would be strong for me in my weakness…give me enough of his grace and love to keep going. That part would never change.”

A refreshing, supporting and candid voice in a world that is often be filled with isolation and pessimism, Horn reminds military wives that when they depend on their faith, they don’t have to be an army of one. Because there’s strong. And then there’s God Strong.

Hello Frazled Friends!
Please pardon our dust! We are working on updating and changing our web-site. We want to make the site more user friendly with the information that you need. Most of the links/pages will stay intact until we are done with the new design. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. If you have any questions please send them to Shannon @ shannonb@frazledmwcn.com

Do you find yourself not sure how to communicate with your spouse? Do you seem to need different things from each other? Have you ever taken the Love Language Quiz to find out what your Love Language is?

This weeks show is all about finding your love language and how we can apply that when your husband is deployed.

We will have a copy of the book LOVE LANGUAGES to giveaway as well as a gift basket from Mary Kay. Join us live on Friday at 11 am EST for your chance to win.

Congratulations to our winners from this past weeks show.

Sally-won the gift basket from Ellie’s Essentials.
Gretchen-won the Love Dare Book
Stefanie-won the Love Dare Pocket Cards

This past Friday we talked about the Love Dare and how doing simple things can change your marriage. We must move past ourselves and think about our spouse. You can listen to the show via download on our BTR Page.

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Suzy from Beyond the Bus Stop. I had heard an interview with Suzy and couldn’t help but think that military wives could benefit from BTBS. Be sure to stop by the BTBS web-site.

How do I know if Beyond the Bus Stop is for me?

If you can say yes to any of them, then Beyond the Bus Stop is for you!

* Are you looking to love your life and not just survive it?
* Are you in need of ‘me time’ to balance out your life?
* Do you want to surround yourself with like-minded women who provide you the support you need to enhance your life or pursue a dream?
* Are you inspired to meet and motivate other mother’s in your community?
* Are you looking for solutions to make changes in an area of your life?
* Do you have a life enhancing business or new idea that you want to share with others?
* Are you willing to take 100% responsibility for your happiness?
* Are you ready to have a reason to take time for yourself?

We would like your feedback on how you think a military chapter would benefit military wives. Let us know. You can leave your comments here or join the BTBS site and leave us your comments there.