Welcome Home and Thank You, My Son!

My son Randy returned home after spending four years in the US Marine Corps. He is officially known in the military as Corporal Randall D. Kaarre. Unofficially he is Corporal Montana or Corporal 'Mountain Man' Kaarre. I am proud of those names for him...of the awards and honors and medals he received while there. He never even let us know about most of them until he got home four days ago. Wow! But what I am more proud of is his character....of who God has made him to be. He worked with Ordnance on F18 bombers and was deployed on huge aircraft carriers. He knows his job well. He took pride in doing a great job. What he learned over those four years will transfer to many a daily endeavor. Will he load bombs daily, prepare a fighter jet for take off, manage other marines, provide for the safety of others in his care. Most likely not all those things, but the principles that governed his responsibilities will be carried out in daily life. Will he be willing to sacrifice for others? Yes! Will he take his responsibities seriously each day? Yes! Will he perform his daily jobs faithfully? Yes! And for that I say thanks for a job well done and thanks for letting this mom watch you grow and become a little Jesus to others around you. You will always be my baby boy...but you have grown into an independent young man. To God be the glory!