Here's the deck's eye view of Sarah's graduation party. Well actually it was more than that. When you homeschool you have a lot of room to be creative. So we also had a graduation ceremony for her as well. Here in front of family and friends, she gets to graduate as both the top and bottom of her class.
As I said in some brief remarks, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires 180 days of instruction for each student every school year. For Sarah it is more like 365. She is always engaged in the world around her thinking things through critically with an open mind to the possibilities. Seeking truth using the compass of her faith.
Then Becki Toth, one of her mentors, gave a commencement address which was much better than the platitudinous stem-winders at most commencements. Instead of reminding Sarah to be true to herself, (She knows that already) Becki offered a list of situations, some funny, some serious, all meaningful. Then she reminded everyone to encourage Sarah, and remember the day. Yes we will Becki...we will.
Overall however we would not have gotten here had it not been for the dedication, hard work and love of my late wife, Bobbie. She is the one who got this all started and kept with it when things got tough. But then again, in some way I know she enjoyed it as much as we did and perhaps even more so.
