Do not expect proper English or punctuation. Just sharing my heart. I want to take some time to say a BIG THANK YOU to the families, MOMS, and Marines that have come to mean a whole lot to me since I became a part of the the USMC Community in 2011 because my son chose to join the USMC. It has been quite a journey. We have all shared many ups/downs and happy and sad times together. I have grown close to many of the Moms and even some of the Dads. It is what has sustained me through some of the hardest times as a parent of a Marine. The many nights I walked the floors only to get on Facebook and see other Moms/Dads not being able to sleep and they too were praying. There is a special closeness as Military Parents that is unlike no other, I am grateful I have had that. I have sooooo many goooooood memories I can look back on. I have had the privilege of meeting so many AWESOME MARINES who have become and are like sons/daughters to me and will always hold a VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOREVER. There are two of them who are very very special to me. Dustin Fitzwater & John Evilsizer You two will never know how much I love you guys and how grateful I am for the both of you. I cry tears right now as I write this. You both are in this this Marine Moms heart are my Knights in Shining Armor FOR REAL! then there are two Marine Moms I hold absolutely to my heart in such a special way and we are forever bonded together Phyllis Galvan McGeath and Samantha Nuñez Sustaita two Gold Star Moms who I LOVE WITH ALL MY HEART - You both are the greatest examples of Motherhood and Marine Moms to me. I am forever here for both of you as long as I live and walk on this earth. Then I have some other Marine Moms who has been with me and me with them since the start of this journey back in 2011 encouraging each other through those bootcamp days and when they all made it through the Crucible the rejoicing we did, some of my greatest memories...my spiritual sisters in the Lord - Barbara Ann Linn Wing, Tamara Kelley, Ninoska Germani who have literally been MY ROCK (besides Jesus) through some very tough times in this journey. Thank you so much for your prayers, love, listening ears and your unwavering support to me as a friend and Mother to a Marine - which you know all about :) . I have come to love some other Marine Moms who have become like the sisters I never had growing up. Linda Pierce Braud - you are a fierce fighting machine, what you fought on a personal level while our sons were deployed and the strength you had, I do not know if I could have done that. I love you and admire you. Your son Zach, Jacobs roommate in the barracks, what a great guy and what a heart of gold he has. He will always be in my prayers and in my heart and like a son to me. Then there is all of the wonderful 1/7 Moms that I grown completely attached too. Veteran Marine Moms, you all are the greatest. I could not have gone through some of the things I did as a Marine Mom had it not been for you. There is one Marine Mom and Dad I have to give a BIG SHOUT OUT TOO - Vandi Arnold and John Arnold... Oh my what bought us all together your wonder miracle son Craig a 1/7 Marine who has beat all the odds. I remember the night the news was posted, I remember in my heart, I had to make contact and just be there to be a presence in your lives as a prayer warrior for your son and a support to you both. Along with so many from around the nation we all stood together in prayer and what the doctors thought not possible - God made possible. It has been my HONOR to be a prayer warrior on behalf of Craig and your family through some real dark hours. It also has been wonderful to see what God has done in Craigs healing and how far he ahs come...and there will be more to come...YOU WATCH. Sorry, but I am forever tied to you both in love and prayers. One day I want to come and meet Craig. He is a miracle of Gods grace, healing power and love. There are so many I want to acknowledge. Please know you all in the Marine Corps Family that has become such an important part of my life mean the world to me and I love you all and will be praying each and every day for you and your Marines. Lastly, but most importantly, I want to acknowledge my son, who has after his grandfather (my dad) and his uncle (my brother) chose to become a United States Marine. I will forever love you - you are and always will be someone I am so very proud of. I can not express enough love and hope I have for you as your Mom. You have fought the good fight, working on keeping the faith and not giving up. We have been through some real up and downs since this journey began back in 2011. I have stood with you through it all, I have loved you through it all, I have prayed for you through it all. You have given me some of the greatest memories a Mother can have of her child and it is those memories I will now choose to hold on too. I am so forever grateful that the Lord saw fit to bless me with you as my son and gave me the blessing to raise you as MY SON/ MY HERO. I am so grateful that no matter where you go in this life - He promised me He will be with you always and that He has Hands upon you through everything and that I can trust Him now...with you. Sunday you will begin a new journey - you will take into your hands the responsibility of a wife. You will set out to make a new journey for yourself and her. This is the way of life. I want you to know I will be praying for you and her and the commitment that you will make to each other on that day. I also want you to know I give you my blessing. Its important that you know that. Love without reservation and with God being the center of your lives - Jacob as the head of your home - Make Jesus the center - trust in Him, get guidance from Him, make no moves or major decisions without bathing it in prayer first and know that no matter what life brings I am always here for you and Miranda. So with that I will close this status and let all of you know today I leave behind the Marine Community, My love and prayers are with the 2/7 Community and all the Marine Families forever. I will stay in touch with those I have here on my profile. But, its time to say goodbye to this season in my life. I will forever be a Marine Mom a title I PROUDLY WEAR. I will be taking some time off of Facebook starting Friday afternoon. I am needing some personal time to myself. I will be back ...Becky Heedley Wilson, Becky Walker, Pat Martin, Betsy Stark, Scott Cooney, Demaree Erler Cooney, Brad Cooney, Giovanni Garcia, Tracy Bovard Novogradac, Amy Mitchum Sharpe, Chrystal Franks, James Dugger, Katy Gray, Mary Tabor, Shelly Brown Fretwell, Shelley Brandt Myers, Michelle Kuhlman, Zackery Fleming, Kari Wood Cooksey, Leanne Carter Holley, Chris Ott, Crystal Lynn, Lynn Army-Gagne, Robin Cummins, Jeanne Cole Cruz, Sharon Moore, Danielle Mills, Lori Peterson, Zach Francis, Bettina Haim, Karen Dailey Page, Garrett Rice, Norma Bradshaw If I forgot anyone, it is not on purpose. Hugs to all. and SEMPER FI
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 20:48:31 +0000
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