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How the little things in life become so important....
Never in a million years did I expect a phone call from my youngest Daughter last November asking to come by and see me...Usually it was for school money...but we had just paid the last tuition payment for the semester. She came into my office and sat down and said "Now I don't want you to get mad"...Anyone who has a child knows, those are about the worst words any child could start a conversation with!...
I told her not to worry, only dogs get mad...I get angry! Well BOOM! she pops it on me...I dropped out of college! As the steam was coming out my ears and I am controlling the urge to choke her...
She then tells me "Mom, I have joined the Navy"...Any anger I had went right out the window!...I could not believe it! This precious child who has been the twinkle of my eye since the day she came into my life, was making one of the hardest decisions anyone can make...
It is all up hill from here she told me...Just think Mom, next year I will be calling you from a boat in the middle of an ocean!...Oh how I love that positive attitude! The count down until the day she departs for boot camp slip away a moment at a time.
It is in these moments, that we are cherishing everything we took for granted! Sunday Dinners, Church, even the quiet talks we have, take on new meaning.
We let her move back home so she could pay all her bills off before she left. Though she is 20 and we really can not tell her when or if she can go somewhere, it still is a nice feeling to know she is sleeping in the bedroom down the hall.
It won't be long, though, it is with every one of these moments with Sarah we are blessed with we are going to enjoy to the fullest!...She may get mad about me counting down! Which I did stop by the way!...But I know she will do well!
She is on her own adventure, one that will take her wherever God directs her path...
This is my child dedicated to God...I know she will make us all proud!
Sarah I love you....
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Comment by Anna Aviation Mom on March 25, 2012 at 8:10pm
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oh yes she will make you oh so proud!
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Comment by ebigirl on March 25, 2012 at 9:42pm
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Enjoy EVERY single moment you have with Sarah before she leaves for bootcamp. That moment comes all to soon as every mom, wife and gf here can tell you!! Sarah will come out of bootcamp a strong, well taught woman and YES, she will do very well and make you very proud. My son did the very same thing one year ago and because he made the decision to join on his own...he is thriving!!! I feel it makes all the difference! Congrats. And please tell Sarah "Thank You" for choosing to join and serve!!
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Comment by Veronica (Ariel's Mom) on March 26, 2012 at 9:45am
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My son joined the Marines for 4 years when he graduated in 2005 and served 2 tours in Iraq. So I never thought that my baby girl who is 5'4" 110 to 115lbs would ever join after hearing all of her brothers stories. She graduated boot camp almost a year ago. Her drill instructors told me that if anyone could make boot camp fun, it was Ariel. (My kids all love to run and work out.) She is now in Virginia, serving on a destroyer and getting ready for her first deployment. I am so proud of her and her decisions. She has grown up so much. I hope your daughter loves it as much as mine does. As of right now, she wants to stay in the Navy for many years. I wish your daughter the best of luck and congratulate her on her decision to serve.
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Comment by sailorwifenmom on March 27, 2012 at 9:41am
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(((hugs))) It is hard, but you're right - she will make you very proud! Also, try to keep in mind, as hard as it is not having her there for Sunday dinners, going to church with you, etc, you can still be just as close as you are now. You can still have those quiet talks, they will just be over the phone or over skype, or via email. You won't be sitting next to her in church, but she can still go to church (the Navy has a lot of good Chaplains), and whether she's next to you or half a world away, it's still the same God.
Just like when she started walking, and didn't need you to carry her everywhere anymore, and just like when she started school, and wasn't with you all day, and just like when she went off to college and wasn't living with you, they're all changes, but they haven't weakened that connection you have with each other :-)
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Comment by channa1 on March 27, 2012 at 11:41am
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Thanks to all! I love, love, love that I feel like part of one big family now!..
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