Donna Mull saw that statement on the shirts some military wives were wearing at a Fourth of July parade as they marched with their husbands. Suddenly, that statement had become personal. She had heard stories about mothers whose faithful prayers had changed lives. When her son received his orders for deployment to Iraq, she wanted to be one of those mothers. Equally motivated by love and pain, Ms. Mull embarked on a year-long journey of prayer, writing weekly devotionals that focused on the specific needs of soldiers and their families. She then forwarded them to friends and family, who used them as springboards for their own prayer times.
Due to the enormously positive response to her devotionals, Donna took a step to help others; in 2010 she published, A Prayer Journey Through Deployment, a compilation of these emails to bless other soldiers and their families outside of her circle. Since published in 2010, Donna’s book has been greatly praised by fellow military and their families. A review was printed in the March 2011 edition of Military Spouse magazine, Family Magazine (distributed to military commissaries) featured it, and several bloggers weighed in to praise her uplifting work. The most recent compliment comes from Jim Greenwald, the Lead Book Reviewer at Military Writers Society of America, otherwise known as MWSA.
Donna Mull is a brilliant writer; but, that alone would not have made A Prayer Journey Through Deployment, the gem that it is.
What makes this collection of prayers, commentaries and trenchant insights so special is that it flows from a powerful force of inspiration, faith, passion and pain that cause it to soar. Written primarily for the soldier deployed during war and his or her loved ones, it achieves, perhaps even unwittingly by Ms. Mull, a universality that makes it a valued guide to life for young and old, soldier and civilian, believer and non-believer, alike. This intricate interweave of biblical passages with thematic prayer, poetry and prose is a work of art.
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