Brian and I had the best time last weekend! Seeing Sam was the highlight, but spending time with my husband was nearly as good. California is beautiful and the weather pretty much perfect, but how people swim in the Pacific, I do not know!

Sam is doing well. He talked openly of his trials and how other Marines at SOI have picked on him for being stupid, but as he's gradually progressed, they're stopped saying it as much. He works hard to please his superiors in everything and learn as much as he can to be the best Marine he can be. He sometimes seems lonely, but I think he's learning to reach out and befriend others instead of waiting for someone to fill his emotional cup. He is getting so good at the guitar and singing. Once he goes to his permanent duty station and can have his guitar with him he should get really good! He will probably know his orders next time we talk to him.

I had a day off work yesterday because Sawyer was sick. It was good to rest up, go running, go thrifting, and recover from an emotionally taxing last several days. Brian and I gave our testimony at ReEngage Monday night. He took our previous write up of our testimoney from when we shared last year and tweaked it, refined it, and made it fit better with this week's lesson on commitment. Both of us were so tired since we'd flown in to Austin realy that morning and had only 2 and a half hours of sleep, but God gave us grace and it went well. People seemed blessed by what we shared.