Well, Happy New Year Everyone!! We've made it through another year, and let me tell you, we barely made it through! It was a very difficult year for us BUT God has also been very good to us this year.
So it's sort of cliche to say, "a new year a new beginning", but for us this cliche could not be more true! Some of you may have already heard some of you this is brand new news. We have officially become a Military family.
Believe me this is not a snap decision, or a decision out of "desperation" as some might do, this has decision/process has been almost a year and a half in the making. We wanted to make sure we were doing the right thing at the right time. So through much prayer, seeking God and weighing all our options regarding this opportunity, we finally felt that this was the right thing to do. So here's what we're doing: Abel enlisted in the California National Guard and will be doing his Basic Training in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina for 9 weeks and then will go to job training in Gulfport, Mississippi for 7 weeks. When he's done with all his training then we'll be moving to Southern California where his unit will be. With joining the National Guard he will be serving one weekend a month and 2 weeks a year, so, he will still need to have a "monday-friday" job, so again we're weighing all our options and one of those options is working for the US Border Patrol. He'll be taking his exam for that next week. Abel's ultimate goal in enlisting is to become an officer and to specialize in intelligence.
We (and when I say "we", I truly mean WE) are so excited about this next phase of life. Never in million years would I have believed anyone if they told me this is where we'd be at this point in life, and even thought I know it is going to be extremely hard while he's gone, the end result is going to be so rewarding. Abel and I have never been more on the same page about any decision in our married lives and it feels so good. And to see my husband SO incredibly happy about his job and what is to come, makes my heart full and proud and happy. We joke around that he's gonna be the "old guy" at Basic (he is almost 34 after all!), but I know he's gonna kick butt! He's ready for this, physically and mentally. He had his first Drill weekend with the Guard in December and they already made him squad leader! He goes again next weekend and this time he's coming home in his fatigues, I think that's when it's gonna hit me that it's even more real!
I'll be keeping you updated as things progress...thanks for taking time to read about our lives!!
So it's sort of cliche to say, "a new year a new beginning", but for us this cliche could not be more true! Some of you may have already heard some of you this is brand new news. We have officially become a Military family.
Believe me this is not a snap decision, or a decision out of "desperation" as some might do, this has decision/process has been almost a year and a half in the making. We wanted to make sure we were doing the right thing at the right time. So through much prayer, seeking God and weighing all our options regarding this opportunity, we finally felt that this was the right thing to do. So here's what we're doing: Abel enlisted in the California National Guard and will be doing his Basic Training in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina for 9 weeks and then will go to job training in Gulfport, Mississippi for 7 weeks. When he's done with all his training then we'll be moving to Southern California where his unit will be. With joining the National Guard he will be serving one weekend a month and 2 weeks a year, so, he will still need to have a "monday-friday" job, so again we're weighing all our options and one of those options is working for the US Border Patrol. He'll be taking his exam for that next week. Abel's ultimate goal in enlisting is to become an officer and to specialize in intelligence.
We (and when I say "we", I truly mean WE) are so excited about this next phase of life. Never in million years would I have believed anyone if they told me this is where we'd be at this point in life, and even thought I know it is going to be extremely hard while he's gone, the end result is going to be so rewarding. Abel and I have never been more on the same page about any decision in our married lives and it feels so good. And to see my husband SO incredibly happy about his job and what is to come, makes my heart full and proud and happy. We joke around that he's gonna be the "old guy" at Basic (he is almost 34 after all!), but I know he's gonna kick butt! He's ready for this, physically and mentally. He had his first Drill weekend with the Guard in December and they already made him squad leader! He goes again next weekend and this time he's coming home in his fatigues, I think that's when it's gonna hit me that it's even more real!
I'll be keeping you updated as things progress...thanks for taking time to read about our lives!!
