The following post is published with permission by my oldest OS. When you have a son who is skilled in military stuff, you must be careful…
So my last post ended with my oldest OS journeying to El Salvador. He wanted an “epic” summer and by anyone’s estimations, he was successful. In the span of 10 days, Nate traveled to Lithuania, Slovenia, Latvia (his fave), Estonia and Finland.
Then he returned to West Point and oversaw a squad of new cadets during Beast. Being a new cadet the social equivalent of being lower than a plebe or an amoeba at West Point and I’m sure it was sweet relief for Nate is now a cow (a third year student) to be large and in charge.
Upon completing his detail, Nate boarded a plane bound for El Salvador. This is when our OS showed another side of leadership many people prefer to overlook. Submission – the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person and that is knowing when to submit to authority. Who were and are the superior forces to whom my OS submits, you might ask?
1. The Lord Jesus Christ
and
2. Lu’s dad…
No, this beautiful girl was looking eagerly for him too. She was there to see him in person, face to face for the very first time. Their eyes met, their arms hugged, apparently it was magic. It would have totally killed the moment, but I would have loved to have seen that!
My blonde-haired gringo gathered plenty of stares as he strutted around the streets of San Salvador with Lu. Yet if someone would have asked if she was his girlfriend, his answer at the time would have been “not yet.” That is because Nate still had something very important to do. He needed to first ask her father for permission to see his daughter.
And unlike most of us who faced with a similar situation would have bee-lined over to Lu’s house and hurriedly asked her dad just to get it over with, Nate chose the honorable and respectable option. He waited until the time was right.
I’ll tell you more in an upcoming post. I need to have them “approved” before posting! 🙂
My Awesome Olive Shoots 
I am on the edge of my seat! I love this, and I love you!
I love your new blog lay-out! It's my first time here since you changed it!Wow… what a story. I have soooo many questions, but, alas… I will have to wait for OS to give the "go ahead " for more!
Ok – hanging on for the continued story 😉 Love you!!
OK — Hanging on for the continued story……….Love you!