How's Your Aim?

I meant to write way before now! Last week was one of the busiest week's for me in a while and I just haven't been able to stop long enough to sit down and write. The anticipation is really starting to build as I begin to entertain the thought of packin' up in three and a half weeks to go get Tyler. Man, I can barely stand to think about it yet, I get so excited! I dream about how it will feel to see him for the first time again. How different it will be. How will I be able to refrain myself. When everything in me wants to grab onto him and never let go again, how will I possibly be able to stand and appear unmoved. In a recent letter he tried to explain why a brief hug will be all we are allowed until we're off the island. He said something to the fact that Marines are always professional while in uniform, they don't show emotion in public. My question...how do you take the emotion out of love? I guess I'll have to learn.

Since my last post, we learned Tyler DID make sharpshooter!!! And he said he was one point shy of making expert marksman! In 2 Corinthians 13:11, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit Paul said, "...aim for perfection..." How's your aim? How's my aim? What are we aiming for? Again the writer Paul in Philippians 3:14 says, "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." How I continue to pray that the Holy Spirit teaches Tyler spiritual truths through his every day experiences. I ask the Father to empower him to press on for the prize of the presence of Christ Jesus in his life every day. The most recent verse the Lord has shared with me to pray for Tyler, even as the most difficult test of boot camp comes in two and half weeks is Exodus 23, verse 20. It says, "See, I am sending an Angel (God's presence) ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared." The next verse says, "Pay attention to Him and listen to what He says..." Then, down in verse 27 it says, "...I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run!" Whoo hoo!! I love that! You better look out, Satan, when you try to mess with a believer in Christ! Your destiny is doom!! Ours is VICTORY!!!

No news on Delgado's mom, so far. We continue to pray for her healing. More to come...