With WINGS as Eagles

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:31

In case you haven't heard me shouting it from the rooftops, my awesome husband has graduated from Pilot Training, and is now the proud owner of a brand spankin' new set of super shiny "wings"!!!! I am literally busting with pride!! What a great few weeks it has been!!

I love the scripture above. I obviously like it because it of the reference to eagles; its connotation to not only flying, but to the actual aircraft that C will be piloting. And, perhaps even more than that, I love that it emphasizes "they that wait upon the Lord". And, let me tell you a little bit about waiting!!

I'm sure you've heard me say it before, but my husband has dreamed of becoming a pilot since he was a little boy. In fact, his dad recently found a picture of him wearing a shirt with an F-15 Eagle on the front of it when he was about 5 years old! Flying is his second love (close behind yours truly!). But despite how great he is at it, earning his "wings of silver" didn't come easily. He didn't attend the AF Academy, or go to a "flying school", or even finish out ROTC in college, so he was at the "bottom of the barrel" as far as Pilot Training candidates are concerned. And so, for the past 8 years (from the moment he took his AF qualifying test), he has been working as hard as physically possible to achieve his dream...and get those wings. And despite the seemingly huge obstacles that he had to conquer, he kept his eye on his goal, and on the Lord. We knew and trusted that He had a plan...and the waiting just made the end result even sweeter!!

And so, without further ado, I present to you my husband.

The Air Force PILOT!!!!

Getting the Commander's Award

My two loves!!

Our family
The whole gang at Graduation!!
Chris and I at the Graduation Banquet

Studs, I tell ya!!