Life is good

Job 5:17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

19 Wonderful Years!

I cannot believe how fast this past year has gone! My, my, what changes have happened in our family! God has been so very good to us. We have bought a beautiful home (our dream home). Our oldest son has graduated high school AND Marine Boot Camp. He is now in Marine Combat Training in California, going to Pensacola soon to finish his schooling. Our youngest is finishing his senior year of high school and trying to decide what to do (such big choices!). I am working at a wonderful place! Life is good!

Photos of our Marine

Gone again

Well, I never knew how fast 10 days would go until my boy was back off for more training.

I will miss him.

Going to get him!

We are on our way for Dalton's Graduation!!!
Don't worry, Matt bought me a camcorder!
I'll share when we get home.

HE MADE IT!

Well, our boy is now an official United States Marine!












Congratualtions! Semper Fi! Oorah!

Pray for him!

Crucible
The recruits’ final test
For 54 straight hours, recruits’ endurance, teamwork and skills will be pushed to the limit. Through perseverance and courage, they will finish as platoons and earn the title Marine.

During The Crucible, recruits face:

• Obstacles that must be negotiated as a team

• Day and nighttime marches

• Night infiltration movement

• Combat resupply and casualty evacuation scenarios

• Combat field firing as a team

• Minimal food and sleep, simulating combat

• Leadership tests

• Core values training

CRUCIBLE FACTS

Created in 1996

54-hour culmination of boot camp at Parris Island, S.C.

Recruits travel 42 miles on foot.

They have three, ready-to-eat meals during the 54 hours.

They must carry up to 50 pounds of ammunition and dummies of up to 100 pounds.

There are 29 problem-solving exercises to complete.

If you want to read more...

http://southofboston.net/entreports/usmc/crucible.html

Thinking......

Sitting here thinking...

What will we be doing in 10 years, will I be a grandma :)!, will my house projects be done?, where will my children be living?, will my hair be all gray? (mostly because Michael is now driving)!!

These are all things we ponder, but what does the Bible say? James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. We must make use of our time and don't waste it! I have learned that the stupid little things do not matter, ETERNITY matters!!

Enjoy!

This was taken from another site. They are so funny and so true!

Well, you can't argue with these...
1. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.
2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
3. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.
4. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
6. Back up my hard drive? How do I put it in reverse?
7. I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
8. When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.
9. Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.
10. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
11. I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
12. He's not dead, he's electroencephalographically challenged.
13. She's always late. Her ancestors arrived on the Juneflower.
14. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.
15. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
16. Honk if you love peace and quiet.
17. Pardon my driving, I am reloading.
18. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how living remains so popular?
19. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
20. It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial costs and blamed it on the high cost of living.
21. Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.
22. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
23. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.
24. You can't have everything, where would you put it?
25. Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.
26. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
27. The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first.
28. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
29. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
30. Shin: A device for finding furniture
31. As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.
32. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
33. It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats.
34. Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.
35. I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few.
36. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
37. When you go into court you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people that weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
38. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Craig Marckwardt

Help!...Somebody?!

Red Cross workers well injured bleeding runner they aren't allowed to use adhesive bandages and antiseptic because it's too dangerous said they would have to remove their uniforms to comply. Wait. What?

An "unclear on the concept," bonehead award goes to two Red Cross workers in Yorkshire Dales, UK, who told an injured and bleeding runner that they were not allowed to provide Band-Aids (plasters) and antiseptic because of the allergic reaction potential. Obviously better to risk infection.

"I couldn't believe it. I was bleeding quite heavily at the time," said Mr. Dickinson, the injured runner. " One of them said he could give me a plaster if he took his uniform off, but the other said he better not."

A refreshment stand employee tended to his injuries instead. What possible reason did the Red Cross pair think they were sent there for, with medical kit in hand, if not to provide first aid to injured people using these very same items in the medical kit?

And what says the Red Cross?

The volunteers are provided with kits containing these items for such incidents and apparently the pair is not clear on the Red Cross policy. You think? Sounds like a mental health volunteer may need to be included along with the Red Cross first aid volunteers at events.

And you wonder why I don't run!!! Hello!