August 18, 2008
by Alice
Danielle is now a Young Marine! She has been talking about it all summer, since we saw them marching in the Memorial Day parade. We visited the unit meeting on Saturday and took the plunge to sign her up.
She is excited about learning physical fitness, color guard, wilderness survival, First Aid, and lots of other neat things. She has to exercise regularly, eat right, keep her room clean (woo hoo!!), and practice saying "Yes sir" and "Yes Ma'am", so it will be a habit when she is with her unit, the Orlando Devil Dogs. Our only concern is potential time conflicts with other activities. Basic Training is every Saturday from Sept. 6 to Oct. 11, then unit meetings will be two Saturdays a month.
I spent the day Saturday visiting with other parents and helping the adult leaders make lunch, clean up etc. Since most of our time is spent with other Christians, It is neat to have the opportunity to build friendships with people who may not be, and share Christ with them. The leaders are a great group of vets and their spouses who are volunteering their time with the kids. They emphasize safety also, which is comforting. Please pray that our family will be a good testimony in this new venture, and that God will use it to help Danielle in the areas of self-discipline and respect. |
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