Deeply Rooted by Planting Roots

Today we kick off Back History Month 2023 with celebration of black women in the military.   Deeply Rooted Planting Roots Deputy Director of Publishing, Kelli Baker is joined this week by Patricia Dorsey, a retired military wife of 32 years.  Pat and Kelli dig into the history, impact and contributions of black women in the US military.  They takes us through the ranks from Army Cadet, Emily Jazmi...

On this weeks episode of Deeply Rooted, Planting Roots Deputy Publishing Director, Kelly Baker and special guest Shakema Hill shares the life of Deborah and how she demonstrated outstanding leadership as the Israelite military commander and allowed others to step into their leadership roles. Kelly and Shakema reflect on the women leaders that impact them as women in uniform and encouraged their de...

What does it mean to be empowered as women?  Planting Roots Deputy Director of Publishing, Kelli Baker is joined on this weeks episode by Army CPT Tiara Hansen and Elisabeth Brock.  They share how each of their identity in Christ empowers them as christian women in the military community.   We hope you are encouraged by this episode and we invite you to join Kelli on our blog for this weeks Faith...

Join Director, Kori Yates as she kicks off our new season and 2023 theme, FAITHFUL.   Kori takes us into Joshua 21:45 reminding us of His faithfulness past, present and future.   We invite you to join us for a year of intentional seeking to see God's faithfulness each and everyday.  Join us on our website at www.plantingroots.net or across our social media channels. 

There a some people that make a difference in military life without ever donning a uniform. This is the case for Moina Belle Michael, the Ivy League-educated military child and wartime volunteer who became the Poppy Lady.  On this episode to the Deeply Rooted, Planting Roots Publishing Director Morgan Farr shares the life and the lessons we can learn from Moina Belle Michael, the daughter of a Con...

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this month's featured Woman of the Word is Military Wife and Awareness Advocate, First Lady Betty Ford.   Planting Roots Publishing Director, Morgan Farr is joined by Kelli Baker the Planting Publishing Deputy Director share how Mrs. Ford shared her personal struggles publicly encouraging and empower women to take control of their health and wellness. Her...

Women have been affiliated with the military throughout history . Every month we explore and highlight the impact of Christian women affiliated with the military. Today's Episode of Deeply Rooted follows our blog series Woman of the Word discovering the life of Grace Darling Seibold, who went from military child to American Gold Star Mother.  Planting Roots Publishing Director, Morgan Farr is join...

Amanda Berry Smith was born into slavery in 1837 on a farm in Maryland. She was one of thirteen children born to her parents who were also enslaved on separate plantations. She  faced incredible obstacles to fulfilling God's call to preach the gospel. Despite the challenges, Amanda was faithful and continued her work leaving a lasting impact on the world. On this weeks episode of Deeply Rooted, Pl...

On this episode Planting Roots, Director, Kori Yates is joined  by Carolyn Grube, broad member and Family Support Director of Olive Branch International. Carolyn served on the first PWOC-USA board and was asked to coordinate the first PWOC-USA outreach project… providing humanitarian assistance, extending friendship, and sharing Jesus with military families in Omsk, Siberia. Carolyn shares how God...

On this episode of the Deeply Rooted, Planting Roots Director, Kori Yates is joined by Martha Stevenson-Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret.), who serves along side her husband, Daryl Jones as the Interim Executive Directors, and Global Directors for the Military Ministry of Cru and Carol Laughlin who serves along side her husband Jeff as Cru Military's Directors of Ministry in the Ukraine.  They...

This is part two of our season three opener with our special guest Dr. Sharita Knobloch from the Army Wife Network.   Dr. Knobloch recently conferred her Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling: Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University.  During her research working on her doctorate she found that over a quarter of military spouses struggle with mental health issues.  She shares her...

Welcome to Season Three! We start off a new season and a new theme of Meet & Multiple. The last few years have been a challenge.  It has changed how we meet together.  It has changed how we connect with one another.  And it has changed how we build community or NOT.   We start the season with our special guest Dr. Sharita Knobloch of the Army Wife Network reminding us how important building commun...

Episode 35 and part 1 of the season finale.  Planting Roots Director, Kori Yates is joined by April Erhardt, Amanda Reuter and Deanna Storer each sharing their journeys and God's faithfulness in planting them in a local church or chapel.   If you have had a move with the military you know one of the greatest challenges is finding a new church community to grow and serve in.  Many of us have the st...

Episode 34 and part two of the season two finale.  One of the biggest challenges of Christian military families is finding a new church in their new communities.  There are so many pieces to consider and adding the spiritual needs of everyone in the family adds layers.   In this episode of Deeply Rooted, Michelle Hieb and Tonia Gutting share their experiences and a few things they have learned fro...

Have you ever looked at someone and assumed you knew their ethnicity?  This week Kristin Goodrich is joined by Jolynn Lee to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.  Jolynn shares her connection to the Native American Heritage.  They each share how they have struggled in and out of the military community with assumptions made about their ethnicity based on outward appearance. Join them on the ep...

This episode Larissa Traquair, chief inspirational officer at the GR8TFUL Chick is joined by Lisa Redford and Ashley Dixon to share their stories of adoption as military families. Adoption and foster care are the gospel. We all were predestined to adoption into God's family. "he predestined us [ a ]  for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,  6  to...

Kristin Goodrich is back with part two of Aging Loved Ones.  This episode  she chats with Jolynn Lee and April Dingle about their roles as care givers for their parents and grandparents.  They share about how their roles came about, the challenges and the sweet spots where they see Jesus in the day to day.   If you missed part one don't forget to check it out. 

This episode of the Deeply Rooted is part one of a two part series on aging parents. Kristin Goodrich and Rachelle Whitfield chat about the practical challenges of supporting aging parents. Within our Planting Roots Framily (friends who become family) we have several staff at different phases in the aging parent journey. It has been a blessing connecting with one another to encourage each other an...

This episode PR Director of Spiritual Development is joined by three young ladies whom are each at different stages of becoming young adults no longer affiliated with the military.   Katherine Goodrich, Kendra Sharrard and Keilah Hieb share how they feel about being referred to as a "Military Brat"  and how it feels to lose the military connection they have identified with most of their lives.  Jo...

Retirement is one of the biggest milestones in our lives.  It is full of excitement, fears and loss of identity.   This episode Planting Roots staff advisor, Brenda Pace is joined by guest and longtime friends Julie Stoll and Merial Smartt. They are seasoned military spouses who are chatting the ins and outs of retirement life.  They share the challenges, the sweet surprise and pieces of advice th...

This episode special guest Abi Ray, a licensed marriage and family therapist and Editor-in-Chief of Legacy Magazine joins Planting Roots staff Kori Yates and Jolynn Lee for a conversation that tackles the challenging topic of post traumatic stress (PTS). Often PTS is associated with male service member and combat experience but this episode we discuss the impacts of PTS of women in uniform and the...

Are you a military family who has made the decision to homeschool?  Are you thinking about homeschooling? Homeschool veteran, Andrea Plotner is joined by Morgan Farr who's a few years into her homeschool journey.  They share how they have had to adjust their homeschooling approach for each child's learning style and personality.  The chat curriculum, mommy magic, eating veggies along with importan...

Many join the military with full intentions of spending the next 20 years building a career in the uniform.  Others come in for 2 or more years as a stepping stone to the next goal.  Some find their time cut short, wondering whats next and where do they go from here.  On todays episode we have three women sharing their stories of early departure.  Each story as unique as the person telling it and...

Are you a women in uniform?  Do you struggle balancing career, faith and the other demands of being a friend, wife, daughter, sister and the other roles we fill in our day to day life.   Join Air Force Academy graduates, Kasey Stout a force support officer, Lauren Redman, a pilot, Caleigh Nelson, a master's student at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Megan Ollis, an aircraft maintenance...

Have you ever finished a big project and felt a sense of accomplishment?  You know one that made you step back, look and say, "Yes, I did that".  Of course with God's grace and help.  That is exactly where Nehemiah is this week. 📢The wall is built.⠀ ⠀ 📢Jerusalem is populated. ⠀ ⠀ 📢Nehemiah has successfully restored the people to a better place with God. It is time to rejoice and dedicate the wa...