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Praise God
When our son first came to us about joining the Navy, all I could say is NO!!!! Are you kidding me we live thousands of mile away from the ocean. He then asked me to pray with him.
On the way home from work which is a fifteen mile drive in a very rual area. I had my talk with God. I ask him for giudance and wisdom to help our son. In a very clear voice Geod spoke to me thruogh his son our Lord and savior. His message to me was. I am not asked your son to do what I asked my son to do for you.What I am asking your son to do,is to sever his country. One nation under God. Under how I asked, under GOD!!! My heart leaped for joy!!
It is a honor to have our son in the Navy along with all the others that sever this great nation. Thank you can never be said enough.
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Permalink Reply by nascarnov on
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I'm glad you were able to reconcile your feelings. We were scared and nervous, too. Keep the faith that they will all be safe, and are receiving the training they need to do their jobs safely. We should all be proud of our children. Not many can say that their child is a Sailor in the United States Navy!
Thank you for posting.
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Permalink Reply by ziggy's mom on
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Stay fouced all will be ok.
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Permalink Reply by DawnMomOfSR Ship 02-Div 909 on
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Ziggy's Mom, I did'nt say no but instead was happy and proud of my sons choice to join the Navy and serve his country. I was still worried but my day of peace with it all (doesnt mean I still don't worry and cry, we are Mom's afterall) came the moment I learned that my son dedicated his life to Jesus Christ as his savior. I can and will still worry about my son, the man.... but I don't need to worry about his salvation. Happy times ahead... I'm sure your son is proud, and you should be too for all that you gave him to bring his to where he is today!
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Permalink Reply by DebBon / Ship7 Div 052 on
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Ziggy's Mom,
Being a Christian Mom myself, I took looked to our Lord and Savior for guidance. Oh how I prayed, then one morning when I was laying in bed praying crying more like sobbing cause I knew the direction that all this needed to go and it all became clear to me....
At the heart of the difficulty of letting go of our children is a certain amount of fear. The world is a scary place, and the numerous stories of terrible things happening increase our fears. When our children are young, we can monitor their every moment, control their environment, and guard their safety. But as they grow and mature, they begin to move out into the world on their own. We are no longer in control of their every move, who they see, where they go, and what they do. Being a Christian parent, this is where faith enters the picture. Perhaps nothing on earth is more testing of our faith than the time when our children begin to sever the bonds that have held them close to us. Letting go of children doesn’t mean simply turning them loose in the world to fend for themselves. It means turning them over to our heavenly Father who loves them more than we ever could, and who guides and guards them according to His perfect will. The reality is that they are His children; they belong to Him, not to us. He has loaned them to us for a while and given us instruction on how to care for them. But eventually, we have to give them back to Him and trust that He will love them and nurture their spirits in the same way we have nurtured them physically. The more faith we have in Him, the less fearful we are and the more we are willing to turn our children over to Him.
Certainly we never ‘let go’ of them in the sense of abandoning them. We are still their parents and always will be. But while we no longer nurture and guard them physically, we are still concerned for their welfare. When we consider that nearly twenty years of our lives are invested in raising, nurturing, and caring for a child, it’s easy to see why letting go of that role is a daunting task. For most parents, child-rearing consumes our time, energy, love, and concern for two decades. We invest our hearts, minds and spirits into their physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being, and it can be very difficult when that part of our lives comes to an end.
So Ziggy, I had made the decision that if my son who is adult enough to accept the challenge he is about to embark then I would have to be adult enough to trust my faith and know that my Lord and Savior will keep His child in His loving care.
I pray everyday for my children, asking that God protect both of them and the decisions they make. But also to give me the strength I need to face each day.
I am very proud of my son......who will be serving God and his country as a US Navy Sailor!!!!!
I'm here for you if you ever need to share...
Deb
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