Jon during a Marine Presentation March

Video of Jon at MCRD ~ San diego

Our Marine!

Our first video view of Jon at MCRD

Jon at boot camp ~ our first view

During family day at Marine Corp Recruit Depot.

His final run-called the Moto Run

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They have landed....

My family has arrived in San Diego!

A few pictures of my time in San Diego and a cool saying from Dr. Bob Siegel at Skyline Wesleyan Church...

A cliff at San Diego.
My Saturday evening meal ~ 4 cheeses and fruit and bread for 6 bucks!
Images of the alumni event at Los Angeles Christian University.

A good saying:

"Before sin, Satan will speak softly and gently ~ encouraging us to yield to the temptation.
Before sin, God will shout at us ~ helping us to not sin. After sin, Satan will yell at us ~ saying things that make us feel guilty and accusses us of failure. After sin, God will speak softly and gently ~ telling us that His grace is sufficient and that He loves us!
Listen carefully and you can hear God's voice ~ shouting at us because he wants to protect us and whispering to us because he knows that we need His love and grace."

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Trip to Virginia Beach ~ My final diary!

Alumni event at APU ~ Go Cats!

The Alumni Association promoted an event in California ~ at Azusa Pacific U...We cheered for the Ladies Volleyball Team. Here are a few pictures.

Jon has begun the Crucible~54 hours of survival!

These are a few of the morning pictures on the morning Jon has begub the Marine Crucible. Our day starts out inprayer for Jon while Jon's day begins with a little more activity.

Image of Jon with his platoon

Jon is on the top row ~ center. This is from the Platoon video.

Family reunion with the Miami Indians

Here we are at a 125 year tradition. This is a Miami Indian reunion.

On vacation~ahhhh, so good!

Taking a trip is so much fun!

Kalamazoo Kings Baseball Alumni event

Many friends if IWU along with Lighthouse Community Church.

A few family pictures

Popcorn Festival Parade images... Jossy on a fire truck and Miah on the Eastbrook Football Team truck.

Real men at work at work for IWU

FW: Whitecaps game event

Friends of IWU and dear friends from my college days....just a brief report on the Whitecaps baseball event...we connected with about 20 alumni/friends of IWU. I met with Wayne Schmidt and one of our alumni, One of our alumni led the Jazz Band who played the Nathional Anthem and 7th inning stretch.

Garden variety Northern Ribbon Snake

Found next to our home.

Family stuff and my week away...

Jossy and her duck.

A picture of the "little cabin" i stayed at for staff retreat last week.

A view from the cabin...

A picture of the soy beans growing in the back yard.