I know, I know, I have talked about graduation once, and this blog is not REALLY about graduation, but since I have three graduates, I guess I may include the thought one more time just to be even… Thanks for obliging me! 🙂
Graduation is such a great time. It feels like a New Year, a new opportunity to relaunch, to go after the next adventure – Graduation is FUN and EXCITING and possibly scary!
I have the great privilege of being the mom to three boys that bring so much joy to me that I can’t even believe how good God is! The funny thing about graduation are the comments that folks make… mostly some version of the comment, “it goes so fast.” – but I have a different view.
One of my life goals is to always be intentional about whatever I’m doing – The role of parent, makes this even more important. The future of our country and families rely on it!
Our family attends an amazing camp in Texas called Pine Cove. I highly recommend your family attends or even your student if you have kids under age 18 – It is simply life changing. Pine Cove was responsible for me becoming super aware of how important it was to sit down and really focus on character development of my own boys. It showed me how I want my family life to truly be – It led me asking, “What story did I want for my boys?”
For me, it was to be men of excellence. Men who were obedient to God and lived out their life’s great adventure in a meaningful way. In order to achieve this things had to happen, Travel to experience the world, build a spirit of community, and embrace diversity and the power in that – This takes a concentrated effort to build the plan – Much like we do in business.
So, each of the last 13 years (The first 5 were a blur…) that was the goal for my boys and I – To engage FULLY in what life had to offer and work toward the goals. It didn’t go fast – Each year was FULL, AMAZING, and an ADVENTURE. The good with the bad helps us grow and learn. It has been AWESOME and I can’t wait for the next chapter.
One thing I do know, it take us being intentional, and knowing that GOD WILL SHOW UP.
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