It's been quite a weekend for the Godfrey Family.
We just got back from Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Ross had his graduation ceremony on
Thursday, July 23rd. David, myself, Ben and Matthew drove the nine hour trip. Melissa
arrived the night before us.
It was so cool to see Ross in his uniform and witness the culmination of his achievements.
Each of us that know him so well could see and feel the dramatic changes that have taken
place in him. His countenance has definetly changed for the better. He is happy and confident, structured and disiplined. The effect has been so wonderful that he is now
influencing Matthew in a possitive way.
Our prayers are even now being answered concerning both Ross and Matthew.
And we are extremely grateful.
It has been one of the highlights of my adult life to see this day come.
Truly nothing can bring more joy to a parent than seeing a precious child become a successful,
happy adult. Words alone cannot express the depth of feeling of pride, love, and hope that
we have for Ross. Our love and hope for him has always been there, the pride part is a new
thing.
After the graduation ceremony we got to spend the rest of the day and on into the evening
with Ross. We went out for a nice dinner and just enjoyed visiting the rest of the time.
And we made sure to take a lot of pictures.
We got to talk with him tonight. He's moved into another barracks for his A.I.T. He's in a
room with two other guys. It's more relaxed and he has a little more freedom. Monday he
starts his classes in Bio-Chemical, Radioactive, Nuclear, Biological stuff... It sounds like he's
ready and rare'n to go. One other thing he did mention during our visit... he wants to go to
airborne school and jump out of airplanes...
2 comments:
Congratulations Ross! We are so happy for you all! I can just imagine how proud you are of him and his accomplishment. It's great that your family got to go out there for the graduation. (except, where's Molly? I'll check her facebook to see what she's up to)I can't believe how grown up and mature Ross looks in the pictures. What a great day!
What a great accomplishment for a super guy. We couldn't be more happy about this graduation and Ross's attitude about what he wants to do with his life. It is really a graduation to manhood. We are looking forward to being with him, and ya all, at his school graduation on October 5.
We love ya all - Granny and Grandpa
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