Happy Memorial Day!

This Memorial Day is different for me.  We're a military family now.  In a little bit we're leaving for Springfield, Mo.  We drop our son off tomorrow morning at 4:30am (what is it with the military and their early mornings?!?) to leave for Basic Training at Fort Sill, OK.  10 weeks of HARD.  I know he can do it;  I've seen him step up into hard things many times before and come out on the other side a better man.  He's realistic and loathe to fail, so he'll do well!  It helps me to know that his college room mate and Guard buddy will be there with him - even if they aren't in the same platoon, they'll have a familiar face on base.  That's gotta help - right?

While I've always had a keen appreciation for those who serve and have served in our military - and for their families - this appreciation has grown through a more personal knowledge of all that goes into serving.  Bless you, men and women of the armed forces and your families!  Happy Memorial Day!

May 28, 2012