Life Is Good

It's been a very long time since I've been here. I've been living my life.
My family is great! We have PCS'd from TX to CA, my daughter married a Sailor, my husband wears a "man dress" at work, my son is growing, maturing and I'm afraid all to soon he'll be leaving the nest too. I'm not all too sure what to do with myself.
I am currently enrolled in College and with my studies, the cobwebs in my head are clearing out. LOL

I am blessed and I am thankful everyday for God's blessings, love, grace and His abundance of long-suffering when it comes to me!

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A Thought

"Remember that we are not human beings having a Spiritual experience, but Spiritual Beings having a human experience"

From God's Minute

Our Men

Last Saturday my son left for Encampment and Emergency Services Training with CAP. I am so proud of him! He is now a Staff Sergeant, although this week he is a basic airman until he graduates on Friday. Since enrolling in CAP he has done so much better in school. His desire is to join the Army when he graduates from High School and CAP is giving him a taste of the military life.

Monday my dear hubby left for Iraq. I am so thankful that he can call us. I don't know how the Wives did it during the WW's, not being able to hear from their husbands! I miss him already!

This is Austin on a hover board created by a CAP cadet! It is powered by a leaf blower.

My Civil Air Patrol Cadet

Going places with Civil Air Patrol!

In January my husband arranged a static display of a Black Hawk and Chinook for the Cadets to explore up close and personal.

This month Austin went to Austin's Bergstrom Airport to complete his first Cadet Orientation flight. He flew in a Cessna 172. He was able to taxi the plane and once they were up in the air, the pilot got out a book to read while Austin took over the controls!! At one point the pilot informed Austin they were nearing 20,000 feet and needed to get back down to 15,000. He told Austin he could scare the others in the back by nose diving, or he could gradually decline. Austin chose to scare the other Cadets and scared himself!

During the day they got an opportunity to try out a hover board-that round disk powered by an airblower, which was made by a Cadet in another squadron.

Since I last wrote Austin has been promoted to Cadet Senoir Airman. He has passed his PT test for the next promotion, but missed the leadership test by two questions. He still has a few weeks before he can be promoted again. He is looking forward to attending the summer encampment too.

What's up with the Teenagers?

Brea is now a Happy Employee with Pizza Hut as a Customer Service Rep. Monday evening she received her first paycheck! She is learning a little bit more about the real world. She currently takes phone orders, but her desire is to wait on tables. This particular store does mostly phone orders, because it happens to be right in between downtown and post. Last night she took a tables order, but because of some PIN# that she lacks at the moment couldn't wait on more. The other Customer Service Rep did however give her $2 of the tip. Last night was also the most hours she has worked in an evening.

On December 15th Austin took his Physical Fitness test and a written Leadership test and passed both! Then on Jan 5Th he went to the review board and they promoted him to Cadet Airman First Class! This week we received his rank and ribbons for his Blues, which he is anxious to wear, so we took a photo op in the front yard. He has received two ribbons, one is the General J.F. Curry Award and the second is the General Hap Arnold award. He is currently working on receiving a recruiting ribbon too. One young man from our church is joining and his Dad will be upgrading from Parent Volunteer to Senior Member.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a Victorious New Year!

This past year has been full of challenges, but the good news is that Jesus got me through! As the message was preached last night, Greater Victories lie ahead. Which in no doubt means greater challenges too, but my God is able! Praise God that He is able.

God has been so good to me. Without Him, I know I would not have made it this far! He has given me a better life than I ever imagined for myself.

I pray you are Blessed Abundantly in the days ahead!