Marine in the Family

When my step-son Uriah was still in high school last year and preparing for boot camp by doing some physical training with some other recruits, I thought that was bad enough. I would pick him up from PT and hear his stories about how he worked through his pain, often puking several times during the workouts. "But there's nothing more exciting than being able to do what you thought was impossible," he'd say—as I nearly passed out just by listening to the description.

Well, that kid is now a man, only 13 weeks later. Larry went to the graduation from basic training in South Carolina (I had to stay home with the other kids), and I got all choked up just looking at the pictures. The sacrifices he's already made make him a national hero already.

Today Uriah is coming home and I feel like a celebrity is coming to our house.