Well, Leigh has decided to return to Marine OCS. She will be leaving at the end of May, so that means it's time to really get back into the swing of exercising! She has been exercising every since she was home, but now the clock is really ticking to step things up. Please pray for her as she works on pull-ups, timed runs, arm hangs, etc.
One thing about having already been at OCS for 4 weeks, she knows going into it what areas she most needs to improve....this is a huge benefit over first time candidates. Leigh is excited but she also knows that she has a lot of work to do to prepare - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
The last several months have been spent celebrating holidays, celebrating birthdays, family outings, and just learning to live again. Death is a hard concept/reality to endure....period. Not a day goes by that we don't think about, talk about, or reminisce about Mom. With Leigh's upcoming departure, that brings another change that our family will have to deal with. For Ashton (her 4 year old nephew), Leigh is more like a sister than an aunt and he will miss her dearly. For our Daddy, that means he will be totally alone at night for the first time in over 35 years and his baby girl will be moving towards the next phase of life which very likely will never bring her back to TN to live. For me, I don't want to even think about how much I'm going to miss her...we may fuss and get on each other's nerves, but she will always be my baby sister. I can't replace Mom (and wouldn't even want to or try) but I do tend to mother her and now I tend to do it even more (much to Leigh's dismay).
Please pray for her during the months to come. Here are some pictures from the last couple of months.
