Thank you, come again.

I suppose I'm a bit tardy in posting. I've been "free" for almost two weeks now, I think. Well, for those who haven't heard or did not receive an email from me concerning the goings on of my life, I'm... done... with Ranger School... for a little while anyway.

It seems that God didn't see things my way. Despite my efforts - whether they were my best efforts or perhaps my efforts in the 90 percentile range (can you ever say there wasn't something more you could have done?)- I failed Ranger School. I won't bore you with the details, but essentially... some people didn't think my leadership was up to par, so to speak. Then other folks thought I'd had enough opportunities to prove myself and ought to move on.

Thanks for playing. Come again.

Four months. Down the drain? Well, no. I wouldn't say that. If nothing else, four months in Ranger School gives you lots of fun stories to tell. Well, I guess really, they are best shared with others who have been there, too, but I suppose some would be amusing to anyone.

But more importantly, hopefully I learned a thing or two, particularly about my relationship with the Father. And hopefully I was able to show Christ's love to some men. And of course, who knows what greater things God did that I was or am at least as of yet oblivious to.

I am thankful for all the experiences. If folks are interested I suppose I can supply some more details about them. Though it would be best not to say too much more in the way of details on a blog. Not that I would be giving away any information that is too... important or hard to come by, for anyone who isn't friendly to the U.S. But the Army is understandably careful about these things. So perhaps I'll save my stories for when I see you in person. Sorry.

Thank you for all your prayers. God heard and answered them. And those he didn't answer... I believe He is merely leaving to fulfill another day.

Bis naechste mal.