It was like some kind of Golden Void on the way down 22 to Mass this evening and no complaints from me on that score, all hail the countryside. Then, ite missa est, it was time to head back to the Compound, except it wasn't.
No, a young couple asked me to bless their marriage. It was an heterosexual marriage, so I did. Well done kids, long may you reign in this dark and barbarous age. Then, no sooner Texas said than done, the Compound opened its storied doors and there it was, home.
Result, but immediately a call, "What's up, son?" a pause, "Hey dad, I'm in town." Well done you, and a few minutes later in came a soldier storming through with a Whataburger and a Green to Gold packet. Good work, kid.
Seriously, it'd be a grand thing if the erstwhile Cadet became an actual Cadet. Let's see how this goes.
Salve,
LSP
It's John's way forward.
ReplyDelete100% LL, his call. We've done our best.
ReplyDeleteBrave man, given today's military.
ReplyDeleteI think his unit's good, WSF, but yes.
ReplyDeleteGood on him.
ReplyDeleteMay God shine on him and keep him safe in the service of our country.
A feller I know recently retired as a full bird Colonel after 34 years, including the first 14 as enlisted, obviously starting as a buck private.
ReplyDeleteSo, it can be done.
I wish him well, and the wisdom to keep his own counsel. He'll know when it's time to go and pray God he listens.
Clearly you have done your job in rearing a terrific son. Well done...and "thank you!" to him for his continued service to our country despite the shape She's currently in by the moonbeam atheist morons.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beans, I'll pass that on.
ReplyDeleteMy dear Wild, it's an incredibly easy thing, raising kids.
ReplyDeleteKyrie Eleison. Patience, I believe, is a virtue and hey, seems to have paid off here. LL, btw, was a great help.
Paul, thank God his unit's sound, and I mean that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the plaudit, I appreciate that.