The Baccalaureate service for child #2's high school graduation was tonight. In just a few days, graduation will be upon us. In the meantime, there are exams and other activities that require attention. Family will be coming into town, schedules need to be merged, and activities need to be arranged.
Pastor Jonathan Tillman was the special speaker for the Baccalaureate service. He preached from the text of III John 4, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." It is my desire and my prayer for my kids that they do indeed walk in truth. They have been greatly blessed of God, but they need to understand that He is more than the one who gives to them and learn that He is the God who meets each and every need -- even those needs that we do not realize are needs. In the fall, as I have two kids in college, it is my desire that their knowledge and understanding of God develop and their love for Him become more genuine as they walk in truth.
And so now summer is before us. Jobs, summer classes, family activities.... As we continue to grow as a family, it becomes more and more difficult to do things together. Work schedules seldom match up and if they do, summer jobs do not offer vacation time. When there are weekend activities, often one or more have something that demands their attention. In the midst of such hectic, busy time, we still see God at work as He meets the needs of the family. Those jobs that "interfere" with the schedule are themselves answers to prayer. We have jobs to help meet the needs that we have. The kids are both enrolled for the coming semester of college and while we do not know how God will provide, we are confident that He will because we have seen Him provide in the past.
All of which brings us back to today (graduation events). It has been a wonderful journey to see Brie grow to be the young lady she has become. She has been actively involved in athletics; she is involved in the arts, particularly clay sculpting; she has been involved in any/every athletic opportunity afforded to her. She worked at a bakery until it closed its doors. As busy as she has been, she was and is a great student. It has been my privilege and honor to be her dad and her coach, teacher, principal, etc.
As I sit here and reminisce, it is my desire that she and her brother both continue to learn more about their God and develop a greater love for Him that leads to more zealous service for Him. I want to hear that my children walk in truth, both today and for years to come.
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