Update on Dustin

Yesterday, Dustin went and took the Physical part of the test. He did very well. He said that he was not at the very top, but he did better than the average guy. I'm glad he did so well. He can do 45 push ups straight, 38 REAL sit-ups (not crunches) in 1 minute, he has a vertical jump of 23 inches, and can run a mile and a half in 11 min and 27 sec. Way better than me! It took them three hours to do this part because 110 men came to try to get on.

Since he passed that part, he had to stay and take a 3 hr suitability test. He said the first two parts were pretty easy. They had to watch some clips on different situations and say what they would do and what they thought. Then they had to write up a police report of their own after watching the situation on video. The last part he is a little scared of. It was on some type of law. He had to put words in the blanks where he thought they might fit- he had never heard of the law and had a hard time with the words. I think he probably did fine. We are hoping and praying!

Even though we are taking quite a pay cut, I feel really good about our decision! Dust has always wanted to be an officer, but I kind of squashed the matter when it came up. It wasn't till lately he expressed some concerns he has that I thought maybe this is the job he was meant for. I was really scared about safety, money, things like that.

One day while I was driving and thinking about the matter, I had such an overwhelming feeling of love fill me and the words, "He will be great. He will move up fast, he will succeed," come to my mind. I started crying. How can I argue with that! I know what the Spirit feels like! I have felt peace from that moment since.

I am so grateful that Our Heavenly Father is so aware of what we are feeling and going through. I know He knows what is best for us and the path that is right for us. We just have to have the faith to trust Him and follow His lead.

Keep Dustin in your prayers. I know he is so nervous. He wants this sooo bad. Thanks!