We are Relentless Warriors Legacy

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It has been a while since we have posted things on here so we thought it would be a great idea to reintroduce ourselves and tell you what Relentless Warriors Legacy (RWL) all is about.

My name is Lawrence McGuire, AKA Watch Dog. I have been in the Fire Emergency Service for 22+ years. I spent just under 14 years on Active Duty in the United States Air Force, and another 1.5 years in the Air National Guard. During that time, I deployed 3 times along with a 1-year remote tour. I medically retired out of the Military in 2016. I continue to work in the Fire Service as a Fire Inspector/Firefighter to this day. God has given me a chance to share my experiences to offer hope to others.

My name is Melissa McGuire, AKA Relentless. I run the social media side of RWL. My other jobs include being a wife and mom, doing all the social media for our church, learning to run sound for our services, and Direct Support Person.

Lawrence and I have been married for over 21 years and we have three boys. We started RWL a few years ago because of the battles we both have faced with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. PTSD has had serious effects on our marriage and our home. We have gone to counseling separately and together and really fought for ourselves and our marriage. Now God has put us in the position to help other marriages and individuals to thrive with PTSD instead of struggling and battling it.

Why the name Relentless Warriors Legacy? We did not take picking a name for our ministry lightly. After much thought, and a ton of thinking, and a lot of prayer, we decided on Relentless Warriors Legacy, or RWL for short.

Relentless means oppressively constant, incessant. Harsh or inflexible. To be Relentless is to push forward, never give up, and not stop until you reach the place you want to. Melissa chose this as her road name years ago because that is how she is in relationships and in other aspects of her life. When it comes to PTSD you have to be relentless in finding the things that will help you heal. You have to be willing to not stop until you are thriving with PTSD, and it is just something you have but not something you are.

Warrior means brave or experienced soldiers or fighters. Someone who is engaged in some kind of struggle or conflict. You have to be a warrior to fight PTSD. You have to be a warrior for yourself and your relationships. You have to be a warrior for your life. The fight with PTSD can be long and hard but worth it. There are ways to fight and win. PTSD is not the end all be all.

Legacy means a piece of one’s history left behind for the following generations to experience. If you are a parent, you want to leave a legacy for your children. What will that legacy look like? Are you happy with the answer to that question? I know when we were asked that question, we were not happy with the answer we gave so we decided to change the legacy we will leave.

Each of these words separately have good strong meanings, but when you put them together, they are words that can make you feel unstoppable. Relentless Warriors Legacy means that you are an incessant, never quitting warrior who is fighting a battle to make sure you can leave behind a positive history our following generations can be proud of and draw strength from.

We want people to know that they can fight PTSD and not give up until they are thriving. We added the S to warriors because we do not have to fight alone. We battle together and help each other.

All of us have something to fight for. Beit yourself, family, job, friends, anything at all. They are all worth fighting for.

This all is something we do with God’s help. God gave us the ministry for his glory, mercy, and healing. We would not be where we are today without God’s help.

Relentless Warriors Legacy is a Peer Lead, Biblically Based, PTSD Support Ministry. Its purpose is to help marriages and individuals who struggle with PTSD. We do this by sharing our own personal experiences with PTSD and offer what worked for us and other resources to help manage and heal PTSD.

Thank you for joining us and meeting us. Please join us each week for posts about different aspects of PTSD and the things we have been through. We are starting a series about ANGER to get things rolling. Check back next week to find out more.

Lawrence and Melissa McGuire

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Welcome to Relentless Warriors Legacy. RWL for short, is a PTSD ministry ran by us, Lawrence and Melissa McGuire. Relentless Warriors Legacy is here to show couples and individuals there is hope despite PTSD. PTSD is a hard thing to navigate in a marriage and in relationships, so we share our experiences with PTSD and that with God at the center, we are thriving instead of surviving. We offer support to couples and individuals to find their way out of the darkness and give tomorrow a chance. We have been married for over 20 years and have 3 amazing boys. Lawrence has been in the fire service for over 20 yrs and was in the military for just over 15 yrs. We have PTSD, Grief and Depression in our marriage. It has taken us a lot of time to navigate all of it. Our marriage still has its ups and downs, but it is still the best it has ever been. While our main focus is on marriages, Lawrence and I both meet with individuals once a month to talk about different subjects dealing with PTSD. We also have this blog, Instagram page and Facebook page. Helping others navigate this hard territory is our God given passion. We love to talk about the things that have worked for us and what has not. It is not a one size fits all solution. Please join us each week to talk about another topic. Thank you for diving into our blog!! Lawrence and Melissa McGuire (Watch Dog and Relentless)

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