May 2018 ~ A Month of Milestones

May 2018

was certainly a month of milestones

and memories!

First of all, 

we'll start with Michelle.

Finally settling down after many travels 

with her military husband,

she decided to finish her BA.

And, thankfully, she chose beautiful 

Flagler College 

                                                                                                                                     Photo credit~Michelle

to be her alma mater!

Mish,

we are all so proud of you!

You have excelled on that campus in your studies,

your internship and as event photographer!

Your imprint has been made and you are well loved there...

(I know this as a fact because whenever I was on campus, 

I heard these words over and over -

"We love your daughter!" … lol)

Your future is bright

and all who experience your teaching and talents

will forever be blessed!

Next,

we have sweet Hope.

After a number of years of homeschooling

and some time spent in the Missouri school system,

her parents, thankfully, decided to have

her finish the last three years of high school

here in St. Augustine!!!

And the rest of us were

 extremely delighted

 with that decision!

Hope,

watching you grow up first from afar

and now under the same roof :)

has been a highlight of my life!

Now the rest of your life is an open book

before you with blank pages.

Go

and fill those pages with 

adventure

while always learning along the way!

And keep your eyes on God's path 

laid out before you...

Psalm 119:105

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path"

Lastly,

little firecracker Livia

who rocked VPK and 

who now can't wait for the next 

school year to begin.

There were no tears as this one entered the

schoolroom for the first time.

Her motto is

"Follow me!"

(I hear this a lot on my adventures with her...lol)

and I believe she is going to give her

future teachers a run for their money!

Watch out, World! 

 She is already making her mark!

And, Livi,

always keep your eye out for the beauty in the world!
(even if it interrupts our photo shoot...lol)

~~~~~~~

P.S.

Flagler College has a lovely tradition...

 the graduates wear a sash during the ceremony

 and afterwards they present that sash and a Flagler pin

 to someone who has helped and influenced them along the way.

 Very moving!

A memory I will always cherish

Thank you, Michelle, for this surprise...