bugles

I began this year with a drastic change: I enlisted in the military. Having spent several weeks in "bootcamp" and several months in tech school, I find myself this early morning in a tower in a state where I have never been. At 0600, I heard the famous tune from a bugle over the speakers: tu tun da dun tu da dun ta tun...I nearly jumped from my chair and began the ritual of getting dressed--something I haven't done in months!
It's amazing how something stays with you for so long, even when you don't realize it. Kinda like God's word. You read it, memorize it, meditate on it and move on to the next scripture. Down the road, life happens. Up springs a well of scripture you thought you had forgotten. You may not be able to quote it word for word or the address but you know it.
"Put the word in ya when you don't need it so it will be there when you do." That's what a great teacher always said. I'm glad I was there to listen.