Graduation

Kevin is the youngest of our children. We are so very proud of him. He is one of the most dedicated students I have ever known. I know he is happy to be finished and ready to move onward. Thank you, to those who sent him a gift. All of the money has gone to Southern Adventist University, where he will be majoring in Film Production. It is an expensive university, but one of the best suited for what he is majoring in. Kevin has been awarded enough scholarships and grants, that for his first year, 95% of the cost will be covered. The University is located one hour South of us near Chattanooga. It will be hard for us, because Kevin will have to live in the dorm while he attends there; meaning he will be the first to leave home. He is only seventeen years old.

After homeschooling our three children for seventeen years, my husband and I are graduating too. A part of me is jumping for joy, shouting hal-le-lu-jah. Strangely though, the biggest part is sad. Not because I will miss schooling, but because graduation means: "moving on to that next level", and usually that involves leaving your mentor. As a parent we love our children and want to keep them close forever. But as mentors we want for them to move on and excel. So how then does a mother (who is a mentor) encourage her son, all the while knowing it sends him further away? It will be a new stage-in-life for us. One that, like all the other stages, we will have to Trust in the Lord.

The Last Rite. Handing over the diploma, in exchange for flowers. Intertwined within me both sadness and joy.
All Nineteen Graduates

Fellow Graduates and Best Friends. Celebrating at the reception. Over 350 people attended the graduation it was truely beautiful!

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2010