Our Journey in 2012

On Friday, Sam recieved a letter in the mail from the Congress of the United States. Mark and I had picked the mail up; I just stared at it, fearing as to what might be inside. Sam has faced many disappointments lately. He had JUST had his interview on January 5th. I couldn't imagine that Congressman Gibbs had already made his decision on his nomination to the academies. So I was very nervous about this letter. Sam was in the basement, so I walked down and handed it to him. It seemed to me that he had the same hesitation. I asked him if he wanted me to stay with him or leave. He said I could stay. He opened it up and began reading. Then he said "oh" with a shocked voice. He said he had recieved the nomination. I asked him to read it to me. Then he said "oh" again. I was so excited for him! He told me that he had been nominated for BOTH academies! Here is what the letter read:

Dear Mr. Miller:

I am pleased to inform you that I am submitting your name in nomination to compete for an appointment to the United STates Naval Academy, and the United STates Military Academy for the class entering the summer of 2012.

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There is more, but I do not need to put it all in here. We are so very proud of Sam's accomplishments. As for now, he is waiting on the next step. I believe the next step is recieving an appointment to either academy. We do not know when that would arrive (or the letter stating that he did not recieve the appointment). We will just have to wait. He is also awaiting notification as to whether he recieved an ROTC scholarship to Cedarville, Purdue, or Toledo (all of which he has been accepted to). The hardest part on SAm now is the not knowing. He has so many things going on and nothing that he can actually hold onto and say "yes" to.

We are so thankful to God's grace in Sam's life. How proud we are of our son!