DEPPER's..In but not yet

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Comment by Michelle (EOD Mom) 13 hours ago

Yes Angie hindsite is ALWAYS 20/20 and that applies to Gods will as well..Sometimes we wonder what the heck He was thinking or you may think that God has a twisted sence of humor but seriously looking back it all worked out...so keeping that in mind...I will go through this with a positive attitude and hopefully Craig will feel the positive streaming his way from all my wonderful family here on N4M's as well as my natural family and he wont be able to think anything but positive LOL....I can see it now coming from all over the United States imaginary streams of positive thoughts and encouraging words flowing to each and every Sailor and Soilder that has a problem right now or is not with their family for the holidays! WOW what a wonderful thought!

Yall have a great day, Holiday and weekend
Michelle

Comment by Angie F.- WA: HM mom 15 hours ago

Well darn Michelle, I know that's quite a disappointment for you all. :( I'm sorry, but you tell him we have all the faith in the world that he'll just keep improving those times and be ready to go in Jan. Those big hugs from his loved ones aren't too far away now. Its hard as a Mom to know your "child" is struggling and only be able to do so much to make it better! Glad he feels supported by his extended Navy family as well. =) I will keep praying for him to not be discouraged and downhearted.

I totally agree with your discovery my friend. :) I've learned that God is a loving parent and like all good parents, He doesn't give his children everything we ask for, (at least not always the way we ask for it) though we often don't see why not. We only see pieces of the puzzle, God sees how the pieces all fit together, how the whole picture is supposed to look and turn out. I have found, though it's rarely easy, that I can trust his timing, even and especially with my greatest treasure, my children. In hindsight, His way is always perfect, causing, or allowing, the growth they (and we) need. He knows the plans he has for us, and our Sailors. :) Rest now in that. I'm sooo thankful we have each other so we don't walk though all these ups and downs alone. BIG (((((HUGSSS)))) and a blessed Thanksgiving to all. Enjoy every precious moment you get to spend together everyone! :-)

Comment by Michelle (EOD Mom) 18 hours ago

AWWW you guys yall are my heros!

Just to let you know I told him last night that I was going to have all my N4M's family pray for him and he was very happy about that...He believes that N4M's was a big part of helping me and the rest of the family cope!

That being said I just got word...Craig was rolled...He will not start Pre-dive until somewhere around Jan 22nd...I just have to say that I know he is depressed and needs his family...I have a feeling knowing my son he just needs a great big hug! We talked and he said that his girlfriend said that maybe he needs this time to work on his PST. I told him that I didnt want to say that to him but I was thinking the same thing! I also told him that maybe he would feel better about everything once he came home and got to spend some time with his family.

Thank you for all your prayers....I have discovered one thing...God does answer ALL our prayers its just that sometimes the answer is NO!

God bless everyone and I hope yall have a great Thanksgiving!
Michelle

Comment by Angie F.- WA: HM mom 21 hours ago

You know you have my prayers and support Michelle! I'm sure he'll do his best and rise to the occasion. (No shame in losing out on a slot to someone in the fleet with more seniority and experiance though.) Winter in GL is tough... windy, dang cold and gray, lots of snow for new Sailors to shovel. :P It's actually not uncommon for Sailors to become a bit depressed after BC is over and as they "dive in" to their intense next stage of training. Even in sunny, warm Pcola, they can get bummed out. The holidays probably intensifies it for them.

This is all a HUGE adjustment and the pressure is on to learn a lot in a short amount of time, very stressful. You just have to keep taking it all one step, one test (or PST/PFA) at a time. Keep praying and encouraging him the whole way but also try to help him keep his perspective. At least if he is rolled (and that's not uncommon with the Spec Opps crew either, more common then not it seems) it's not going to be due to illness or a frustrating injury that has to take more time to heal. He has a new personal goal before him to focus on and can get right back to the business of progressing forward! Delays are an inevitable part of military life, those that learn to roll with them and stay focused on the big picture end up happier and have a better experience overall. GO Craig!!! :)

Comment by Theresa -Stef's Mom 1 day ago

Michele,
Our prayers are with you and Craig.

Comment by Supportive Mom 1 day ago

Michelle,
We will pray for craig that he will make It. I sure hope my son wont have to go thru what craig is going thru. That is very stressful on our boys. Tell craig my son said to hang in there and kick butt on his pst today. And Michelle you hang in there too ok.
Our prayers are with you.

Comment by Michelle (EOD Mom) 1 day ago

Ok yall I need some quick prayers....Craig called me last night and told me that he and others may get rolled back to another class...They were supposed to class up today for pre-dive....There are only 35 slots available for this class and there are over 40 people waiting to get in..sooooo there are some that get 1st priority, 2nd priority and so on....Those that are in the fleet and are changing jobs to EOD get 1st......those that have already been rolled get 2nd and then the higher PST scores get next then they go from there....Craig is considered average with his scores so he may be one of the ones that get rolled.... :( .....Which means that he wont start pre-dive until after Christmas holidays....Ok I need yall to pray that he will excel with this PST that is today so that he will be able to head to Panama City after the holidays instead of going back to GL...He is depressed there...he says that it is cold windy wet and the sun never shines....I think his depression as alot to do with being away from home during the holidays for the first time in his life and you all know that when your already down the weather will bring you down even more. Thanks for all the help and the prayers!

Michelle

Comment by Kyle's proud mom 1 day ago

Great slide show. Gives the moms that are still awaiting our son's departure for BC something to look forward to. You must be sooooo proud and your son looks very happy. My son does not leave until May 3, 2010. He has been in the DEP program since August 13th 2009. He is ready to go now.

Comment by JulieR 1 day ago

Jonny's Mom - I just added you as a friend. My daugter just PIRd on 11/20 but performed in the flag division on 11/13. You have some really nice photos on your slide show of the flags and my daughter. Is there any chance you could email those to me? I sat on the wrong side of the hall and got no good photos of her performing at all.

Comment by Supportive Mom on November 23, 2009 at 10:42am

Jonny'smom
what a nice slide show. Thank's for sharing with us.

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