Graduate #2

By autodidact
Well, we graduated our second child from homeschooling. The time we have with our children is fleeting, but I am so glad to be able to home educate them, and be with them as they grow.


Dear Lewis,
Well, we did it! We finished 12 years of school together. You had to suffer through my blunders and mistakes, and my trying to figure out how to teach you, and for that, I apologize. But you always bore it manfully, patiently and without complaining. And though your formal schooling was only 12 years, your life has been a journey of learning and discovering, and we hope it always will be. You and I had help along the way from very talented people, and some of them are here today, so make sure to thank them. And we could not have done it without your Dad’s unwavering support, so make sure to thank him as well.

It is a joy to be your mother, and it has been an honor and a privilege to be your teacher, your guide and your cheerleader. I look back fondly on the years we spent together, and I am so grateful for being able to be such a large part of your life and education. It was time well spent. Your hard work and determination, mixed with a bit of stubbornness has served you well and you have earned this diploma. You took on your education and made it your own, completing the tasks I set before you, but also pursuing your own interests with zeal. It has been a pleasure to watch you grow up and become a man, ready to take on the world, wanting to please God, and setting your course.


But today we are also celebrating your graduation from Basic Training, something you took on yourself, and made your own. Your hard work and determination and stubbornness served you well, and we are so proud of you for completing the task that was set before you. You earned everything pinned onto your uniform.

You have been your own man for some time. You won’t quit; you won’t give up; and you won’t ring the bell. I love you, son.

Now go into the world in peace and have courage. Hold onto what is good, honor all men. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak. Help the suffering and share the gospel. Love and serve the Lord in the power of the Holy Spirit, and may the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and always, Amen.

Love,

Mom



Congratulations Lewis!

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  1. SaraAugust 9, 2015 at 9:09 PM

    Congratulations Lewis! We are all so proud of you!

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