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this tunnel has many roads with nothing but bright lights, I've got
choices and they all lead to brilliant futures, and that make me smile!
on another note I just got back from nyc I was there for about a week and I had a blast I love the city.. I've ran into so many friends and
family its not even funny... thanks to all the bros who came out to
the camping trip that was an awesome time... thanks to all my cousins
and bk heads (especially Alex and Charlie) and SI heads (especially Das, Penny, n Cliff) for
rollin thru almost every night last week goin to bars and gettin me
crunked... thanks to dhyan and prem for rollin thru from Boston, and a
surprising thanks to Nisha who also rolled thru from Boston I hadn't
seen you in like 2 years girl and you made my clubbing experience one
that I will never forget... I can't wait til I see all or some of you again! I worked for 14.5 hours tonight and its 7am and I think its time to head to bed... and then I realize that I have to go over and get some work done to my ID...
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| ok so lemme start with yesterday... I had a 24 hour duty to post here at the barracks... so I'm in the only one in the duty hut at around 4 am and this girl I know walks in, she asked me how I was doing and the usual conversational type talk until we get on the topic of God. Now I am a sinner and I don't really have a strong walk at all anymore, anyway we're talking and its kinda funny but she sounds a lot like me anyway she kept harping on how she reads her bible and the daily bread everyday now and thats brings her closer to God. anyway so tonight I'm doing laundry and I happened to come online and check my xanga and well I was reading one of Rena's posts and well I see again the words Daily bread... so I went to the website for the daily bread and started reading the portion for June 1st. and its all about how the Israelites wore this blue tassel as a reminder to keep the commandments. and at the bottom portion it read...
"If you learn God’s signs—like the significance of the color blue—it will be easier to remember God’s love. Blue can remind you of the invisible realm above and all around, unseen and yet as real as anything you can see. A mountain lake, a glacial crevasse, an alpine forget-me-not, a cerulean sky—all remind us of heaven and God’s unfathomable love.
When you see blue, think of God’s love, and especially His love for you. —David H. Roper
This is my Father’s world!
He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass—
He speaks to me everywhere. —Babcock"
and so when I got to the end and read the name Babcock I kind of sat back in my seat...
The friend of mine that God sent to talk to me last night's last name is also Babcock....
And so yet again God proves to me that he loves me and has a place for me, I mean maybe I'm reading way too much into it, or maybe this is a sign of some sort? | | |
| Ok so Check this out... Wednesday night I was told that I would be
going up on a meritorious Corporal board the following day at 2pm. its
a promotion board... anyway I was kinda bummed cause I had to know so
much stuff in the matter of hours and have my uniform looking all
spiffy... well anyway I got off work at like 11pm on wednesday night
and got cracking went over tons of USMC regulations, history, etc.
and on top of that I was so lucky that I had one of my sets of
camoflage uniforms dry cleaned so it was lookin hot... I rolled my
sleeves and they were tight... anyway I went into the board with
confidence answered 9 out of 12 questions right... and won the board.
So on June 2nd, 2006 I will be promoted to Corporal of Marines!
I will be a NCO (non-commissioned officer) in the Marine Corps.
Now my life can go in many crazy directions, its about that time that I start deciding what I want to do.
Also a heads up for you all, I will be running the Marine Corps
Marathon this year. It is going to be at Arlington, VA on Oct. 29th,
2006. It would be hot if you would come thru and motivate my ass to run
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| I'm filled with anger and rage, the clock is ticking and the more it clicks the worse I get, patience is a virtue... but I'm losing it... God grant me the serenity to change the things I can change, and to never accept the things that I cannot change... cause when I give up, I've lost You and I've lost myself. Give me the courage to stand by my word, give me resilience, give me peace. Let me know You are there and ease my worries, ease my pain.
Forgive me Father for I know not what I do, or who I've become. | | |
| well I stayed up all night... I bought a few things on ebay... and then I made a 2am run to walmart and spent about 200 dollars on I don't know what... I came back at 4am and cleaned out my car and have been sitin here ever since... I guess its cause I couldnt go to NYC this weekend for my nephews bday... I really wish I could have seen him he turned a year old and is so adorable... My brother his wife and my nephew drove back to Houston tonight and I don't know when I will get to see them... I heard my mom was crying, I feel bad cause I know in my heart that she feels like she has lost both her sons... I'm sure it must be lonely for my parents... I don't know when it happened but I became an adult...
I'm enjoying life I just wish my family were more involved in it.
all of last week really sucked for me I got 3-4 hours of sleep each night I went to the rifle range and spent close to 14-15 hours a day there... I'm glad that is done it was firing closed 1000 rounds or more.
I'm going on a lil trip next weekend to take care of something that I've been meaning to do ever since I got back to the states...
I know it will go as smoothly as I've planned it...
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