i miss josh. sometimes i like the fact that he is in the Navy, but sometimes it makes me really sad. like now. however, i am proud of him and proud he is going to dive school. pray for him hardcore ok? he needs it. pray for strength and energy to survive having his hands and feet tied together in the pool, to survive a 1000 meter swim in open water while only using his feet, no hands, in less than 23 minutes. i would drown. pray that he would find a church and get into a spiritual routine while he's down there. pray that he wouldn't be tempted by other things and would stay strong in the Lord.

by the way, this is a picture of his submarine, the U.S.S. Toledo, SSN 769. it's way way cool. i got to go on it all sneaky-like (not really) and see where he works and what he does and where he sleeps. it was awesome. although it was a boatful of dudes, which was a little intimidating cause they never see girls on board. but hey. whatever. i can better understand why it is a good thing to have contact with the outside world when underway.

p.s. i've decided to join the Navy SEALs. think G.I. Jane.