Awards on the Hill

This was our second year to attend the Army/Air Force ROTC awards ceremony in Fayetteville. All those men and women in uniforms, in the formal auditorium of Old Main...it's very special.

Ryan has really worked hard in ROTC the last 3 years. This year he led the Color Guard unit. Most valuable in my eyes, is that he has developed friendships with his friends and invested in their spiritual lives too with a small group and bible study. I know from experience that you can be friends with people because of living arrangements, social activities, classes or otherwise, but if you don't have a spiritual thing in common, the rest dissolves over time.

Almost home

I can't wait to hug him and hear his stories. The pictures he has sent have been not at all what I would've pictured as a military deployment in Africa. He should be home next Friday. Not a moment too soon. And I have no idea how long he can stay!

 

 

Camo

 

Not sure if we have one camouflage thing in our home. When they had that dress up day at school, my kids never had things to wear. And yet, here's my son dressed and ready to be deployed to Africa. When he flew into KY on Sunday, he was told they would brief his group for their trip and they would stay at Ft Knox until the 1st of June. Flexibility is key for him. Prayer is the key for me.