Week Six
The last week of tech school was a slow one — at least it seemed to unfold in slow motion for me. Everybody I knew had gotten orders to go…
Category: Building Relationships
Eye of the Tiger
Things were a little different at Keesler AFB. We got into formation between 5:30 and 6:00, did a quick roll call, and hit the road each morning — slender, black…
Free At Last
Pozniak and I woke up early and slipped into the latrine without waking the other girls. We were the first two with orders to leave San Antonio.We wanted to look…
Mama Knows Best
Learning that we were stuck in Texas was the good news. The bad news came a little later. We would have to remain in San Antonio for two weeks unless we…
Halt!
One week before basic training graduation, we were starting to get excited. We had jumped through all the necessary hoops, but there was still a little fear in the back…
One Phone Call
We’re halfway there — halfway through basic training. It has flown by. I’m no longer the same young woman who stepped off the bus a few short weeks ago wearing…
What’s Better Than a Hallelujah?
Last night I chatted online with an old friend for over an hour before she said, So I see you done found Jesus. I chuckled and said, Actually, he found me. We…
Train Up a Child
One of my favorite memory verses comes from the Book of Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will…
Better Twogether 