7:00PM – Off to the StrongFamilies – Strong Airmen Conference!
There is a great group present for a StrongFamilies – Strong Airmen Conference. I get to talk to them about their incredible, God-given strengths – and how they can head home and better “value” their spouse and loved ones…
And I get to tell them about The Blessing – and how those 5 things the Bible tells us to give our children, spouse and friends can transform their relationships – and we give them all a “blessing coin” as a reminder for them to live out the Blessing when they get home!
9:00PM – Conference ends and something amazing happens! I’m one of the few civilians inducted into "The Order of the Blue Nose"!
It begins with Col. Gentry requesting that everyone stand at attention, and then “Chappy” Haltom is instructed to take the blue “chalk” (that’s used on the tip of a pool cue) and rub it on my nose!
Then I’m handed this plaque that will be one of my most treasured possessions.
Click to enlarge the photo below to see what it says.
10:00PM – I sign the last book and talk to the last Airman and then head back to my “billet” for a few hours sleep…4:00AM The sun rises over Thule (within three weeks, it will be up for 24 hours-a-day) and I get ready to head home to Arizona.
I finally make it back on Saturday, just in time to mow the yard in my shorts in the 85 degree weather…
Thank you again so much for your prayers and encouragement! It was a non-stop (little sleep) opportunity to be of whatever help I could be to honor the power of prayer, challenge some incredible leaders with thoughts on staying strong and focused, then get to “bless” a large group of people who want to go home from Greenland and have a StrongFamily!
If you’re ever near the StrongFamilies office, stop by and see the “coin” Col. Gentry and Captain Haltom gave me (it’s a big deal to get a “coin” from an officer – usually meaning you’ve done a pretty good job) and of course, my “induction” papers as a Knight of the Blue Nose!
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