No more flips of the calendar

Today is Monday, October 1, 2007. 13 more sleeps and I will get to have a phone conversation with my son 16 more sleeps till we leave for Parris Island 17 more sleeps till Family Day 18 more sleeps till Matt will be a United States Marine Will I get another letter from my son? I don't know ... but only 17 more sleeps till I see my young man. Are y'all sick of me talking about this yet? I've been having these dreams ... I don't remember very much of these dreams but what I do remember is seeing my son for the first time, he is in uniform ... there is much waving, crying, and hugging. As I put his face in my hands and I am telling him how very proud of him I am I wake up ... I have also found that when I wake up that I have been crying... my pillow is wet. So what could these dreams mean. This has been happening since about Tuesday or Wednesday of last week. Could this be God's way of assuring me that he is ok? I've always wondered what a persons dreams meant... I would like to share a poem with you ... A Parent's Pride by: kplourde It’s not every day parents can say their son has joined the Corps The pride that’s found inside their hearts swells within them more and more Your choice to serve and to protect along side the proud and few Depicts the character and zeal in all you say and do A few good men can proudly say they are part of such a group Of leathernecks, those devil dogs, and jarheads to name a few It’s not terms like these that make up the man that you and I do see It’s the proud, the few and the brave who are United States Marines!