A weekend retreat for wives, mothers, and all women touched by the lives and service of combat veterans.
With Marshéle Waddell
You, whose lives are connected to combat veterans of any era, know that the aftermath of war is a battle fought and won on the home front. Many of your loved ones may have experienced combat trauma and are dealing with the pain and confusion of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), but you also are impacted by their war experiences!
You will . . .
Marshéle Waddell served with her husband, Commander (ret.) Mark Waddell, a career U.S. Navy SEAL, for 25 years. Together with their three children, the Waddells have endured over two decades of lengthy separations and eleven deployments for combat duty, special operations training and real world conflicts. Mark is now battling PTSD and multiple TBIs with Marshéle at his side. Marshele and her husband are now empty nesters and her son, Joshua, is a U.S. Marine Infantry Officer, presently deployed to Afghanistan (pray for him!).
Founder of One Hope Ministry, Marshéle is also a popular national and international speaker and has written numerous articles for both Christian and military publications. Her first two books, Hope for the Home Front: Winning the Emotional and Spiritual Battles of a Military Wife and its companion Bible study,Hope for the Home Front Bible Study arm other military wives with God’s promises of His presence, power and protection. She co-authored the book When War Comes Home – Christ-centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans, and was a contributing author for a book called: Faith Deployed: Devotions for Military Wives.
Marshéle is an advocate for veterans’ issues at the national level, speaking with U.S. senators and congressmen as well as health councils and organizations regularly on behalf of combat veterans and their families. She is a consultant and spokesperson for Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group in Colorado Springs.