Strength..

First of all, thank you Jordan for getting a picture up here ! If im not mistaken this picture is from a simpler time, when im pretty sure the most serious thing either one of us was thinking about was what to drink that night !!! hahaha
Jordan, if you were here, I would love you enough to get your next beer ! Only we'd be sitting on a patio covered with snow, which could actually come in handy because we could chill the beers right next to us and save the trip to the fridge !
According to Websters Dictionary, strength is : The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power, as, strength of body, or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgement.
Dictionary definitions are great ! To me, the most amazing strength is mental and emotional because i believe that if you posess that, you can will your body to do almost anything. As i read Jordans post about the pepper spray "craziness", i am reminded yet again how strong she is. She was able to get through the physical pain, but it is really just part of the larger picture, and her incredible emotional and mental strength. She is away from all family and friends, getting ready to embark on her thrid deployment, being sprayed in the face with pepper spray and can still say that she truly enjoyed the teamwork and comraderie !!
And, on the physical pain alone, i gave birth to a 10 lb baby and i would choose that again anyday over being sprayed in the face with pepper spray ! So, heres to you Jordan, an incredibly strong woman in both body and mind !