“Terri Barnes is a voice for military families, reminding us all that they are still serving around the world. Listen in, and you'll hear the pride she takes in her husband's service and her own, and the joy she finds in encouraging her fellow spouses. You'll also gain an understanding of what binds military families together and keeps them marching forward.”
Lee Woodruff
NYT best-selling co-author of In an Instant and co-founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation
“There are times when an author and a book speak directly to your soul. When the author describes in beautiful language every burden and weight that you didn’t even realize you were carrying. When you find yourself nodding at each chapter and saying, ‘Yes! Exactly, that’s how I feel!’ For military spouses, Spouse Calls will give you that delightful experience.”
the Seasoned Spouse—Full Review
“Spouse Calls is a soft place to rest your head for a moment during the harrowing rides of deployments and separations, household moves, culture shock, friend-making and farewells, school and work upheavals, raising children horizontally even as they grow vertically, and keeping a marriage strong and vibrant when everything in your life is challenging your most significant relationship.”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer—Full Review
Sometimes pragmatic, sometimes sentimental, Barnes gives voice to these hidden heroes in the military narrative: the Air Force spouse who leaves his Navy career to care for the special needs of a disabled daughter; the military wife who hikes through a cold night to help deliver supplies to five Marines holed up in a remote mountain outpost in Afghanistan; a soldier’s long journey back from traumatic brain injury; the military kid who has no easy answer for basic questions like, “Where are you from?”
Military Writers Society—Goodreads Review
Spouse Calls: “… brutally, welcomingly, and refreshingly honest and intimate.”
Stories Around the Table: “Always beautiful, sometimes funny, sometimes tear-inducing …”
THE Modern Military Spouse—Full Review
Stories Around the Table: “… you will find yourself laughing, remembering, or grabbing a tissue and pausing to reflect on something that grabs at your heart and won’t let go.”
Military Spouse Book Review—FULL REview
Awards for writing:
Spouse Calls Messages From a Military Life
Gold, Midwest Book Awards
Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year
Silver, Military Writers Society of America
Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom and Strength in Military Life
Silver, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year
Finalist, Midwest Book Awards
Spouse Calls column in Stars and Stripes: National Society of Newspaper Columnists, second place general interest
Awards for books edited By Terri
Open When: Letters of Encouragement for Military Spouses
Gold, Midwest Book Awards
The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com
Gold, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award
Gold, Midwest Book Awards
Silver, Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards
Survivor’s Obligation: Navigating an Intentional Life
Gold, Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards
Seasons of My Military Student: Practical Ideas for Parents and Teachers
Gold, Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards
Military Spouse magazine, “… an absolute must-have …”
Sacred Spaces: My Journey to the Heart of Military Marriage
Best of TODAY show, Kathie Lee’s Favorite Things