Hope for the Home Front explores the emotional and spiritual battlegrounds common in the experience of today's military wife. Hope for the Home Front speaks from the author's personal experiences and offers Scriptural encouragement to millions of others who bear similar burdens of fear, loneliness, anger, disappointment, temptation, frequent moves, single parenting and separation from loved ones.
Why not have Marshele speak to your group? This video shows just a small glimpse of what you can expect when Marshele comes to your conference or group presentation.
This video offers a brief look at the book, co-authored by Marshele, Rev. Christopher B. Adsit, and his wife, Rev. Rahnella Adsit. The book is available at most local bookstores, in our online store, or at Amazon.com.
NewsChannel 13 (KRDO) covered Marshele's story and PTSD: Author and military wife Marshele Waddell puts a face to the aftermath battle fought on the home front. "PTSD is a normal reaction to abnormal stress," said Waddell. "When a survivor can't leave war behind."
KOAA (NBC affiliate) also covered Marshele's recent PTSD conference presentation.
Marshele Waddell shares her story about struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Colorado Springs' KXRM FOX21 Morning News.
In a very honest and frank interview at NotAlone.com, Marshele discusses the physical, emotional, and spiritual battles that PTSD brought into her home; and how she fought through them, first by herself and then with the support of her family.
In HOPE FOR THE HOME FRONT, winnning the emotional and spirtual battles of a military wife, author and speaker Marshele Carter Waddell, the wife of a US Navy Seal, shares her encouraging and uplifting personal stories. Her mission ... to save their marrige and reach out to other hurting and frustrated wives offering desperately needed support from a woman who has been there.
On the November 25, 2008, All Things Considered program, National Public Radio (NPR) talked about "The Theatre of War: Greek Tragedy as Combat Therapy" (see Ajax and Philoctetes in San Diego, below). Marshele is included in this article/program and you can even listen to the radio segment on the NPR page (link below).
The Washington Times also wrote an article (Military marches toward mental health) on December 2, 2008, about this presentation (link below).
Mark and Marshele shared their story on Aspiring Women (Total Living Network) on December 8, 2008, and on December 12, 2008. Within a few months, the program will be available through Video On Demand – so, if you miss it when it is streamed live online, you can watch it at your convenience. Or you may order a DVD copy for $10. Contact Laurie Parker (630-801-3644 or lparker@tln.com), and reference show #0811.
Some of Marshele's articles appear in “Thriving Not Just Surviving: Deployment Perspectives for Today's Military Families”, from Officer's Christian Fellowship. The book is due out in December 2008.
When her Navy SEAL husband returned from Iraq with only a broken leg, Marshele Carter Waddell praised God that he was home safe and sound. In the months that followed his homecoming, she began to sense that his leg was the least of their concerns.
Although he was recovering physically, his soul still walked with a limp. His unseen wounds, caused by war zone experiences, went unmentioned, unnoticed and untreated. These invisible injuries slowly, but surely, infected her marriage, children and family life.
“He was home with us in body, but, in his spirit a war still raged.... His ability to be a loving husband and father suffered greatly. From irritability and irrationality to nightmares and emotional numbing, it became very clear to me that my veteran husband was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).”
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Photo Credit: Ransom Riggs / LA Weekly
Spreading the words: Raffo, Strathairn and Eisenberg.
On August 13, as part of the U.S. Marine Corps' annual Combat/Operational Stress Conference, 300 people gathered in a ballroom at the San Diego Hyatt Hotel to hear David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), Jessie Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale), Iraqi-American actress Heather Raffo and translator-director Bryan Doerries (subbing for Bill Camp) read from Doerries' translations of Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes, plays that are now nearly 2,500 years old.
Read the full LA Weekly article via the link below.
Photo Credit: Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times
David Strathairn, Heather Raffo, Jesse Eisenberg and Bill Camp, from left, present scenes
from Sophocles’ works at the COSC Conference in San Diego – August 13, 2008.
On August 13, 2008, four actors presented a dramatic reading of scenes from two ancient Greek plays by Sophocles that timelessly depicted the physical and psychological wounds inflicted by war upon individual soldiers. The performance featured David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck, The Bourne Ultimatum), Jessie Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale), Heather Raffo (a well-respected New York actress), and Bill Camp (a Broadway actor).
The reading was followed by a panel discussion with Marshele; Capt. William P. Nash, former Operational Stress Control Coordinator for the Marines; Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman (author of the bestselling memoir “From Baghdad to America: Life Lessons from a Dog Named Lava”).
Kudos to Bryan Doerries (director), the actors, the other panel members, and those who attended. It was a “magical” night which will not be forgotten.
Read the media coverage of this event via the links below.
Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives (in bookstores January 2009) is a companion to military wives the world over, co-written by Marshele and 14 other military wives from each branch of service. It is not “ten easy steps” for a painless life; instead, it is a collection of devotions that squarely addresses the challenges unique to those whose husbands serve our country.
How does the Christian military wife maintain a strong sense of patriotism without allowing her country to become an idol? What good can possibly come from moving every two to three years? How can I be sure that God has a purpose for my life that is just as strong as His purpose for my husband's?
Faith Deployed explores all these questions and more. The foundation of this book is the unchanging character of God and the anchor Jesus Christ, even amidst the shifting circumstances of a military family.
Pre-orders available via links below.
CDR (ret) and Mrs. Mark Waddell
Mark and Marshele pin on 2nd Lt Joshua Waddell's new rank at his commissioning
ceremony (May 2008)
Marshele and her son, Joshua, at his graduation from Virginia Tech (May 2008)
Marshele is now being represented by the William K. Jensen Literary Agency.
Hope for the Home Front, is the cover article of the December 2007 issue of James Dicks™ Magazine (Volume 5, Issue 10).
Marshele Waddell, on the cover of the December 2007 issue of James Dicks Magazine.
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Would your ministry group or study group enjoy an author guest appearance? To set up a conference call with Marshele for your next meeting, send her an email.
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On June 28, 2005, during a battle in the mountains of Afghanistan, an MH-47 helicopter was shot down and 19 special forces troops and airmen were killed, including 11 SEALs. Marshele's husband, Commander Mark Waddell, was acting commander of East Coast SEAL operations at the time.
Mark wrote a poem to commemorate the loss. Now, Nashville duo Rushlow Harris have released a new single, based on this poem, and produced by Toby Keith, titled "Bagpipes Cryin'." It is gaining airplay on many country radio stations around the country.
Rushlow Harris want to help you reach out to your loved ones serving our country. Their song “Bagpipes Cryin',” which was co-written by their friend and Navy SEAL Commander Mark Waddell (see above), is a tribute to the meaning of honor. Your Ecard will feature “Bagpipes Cryin',” as well as the story behind the song.
Military wives are welcoming a recently published Bible study written just for them. The new Hope for the Home Front Bible Study is a call to arms for every service member's wife who wants to learn how to live with victory in the military lifestyle, according to its author, Marshele Carter Waddell.
Looking for a speaker for your upcoming event? Marshele would love to come and speak to your conference or group. Please check out our new Invite Marshele section for more information.
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