Feelin' So Fly: IT MIGHT BE A ROUGH YEAR AHEAD

Saturday, May 27, 2017

IT MIGHT BE A ROUGH YEAR AHEAD

So last night the Seniors of Willis High School, those in the class of 2017, walked across the big stage at the Sam Houston coliseum to be recognized for a tremendous accomplishment. They are now graduates and moving onto the next phase of their life. Some going to college, some going on to play sports as part of that college journey, some will start in the working world, some will go onto serve our country. Lots of changes for them. No matter what they go on to do….they will all be transformed. They will grow, they will learn, they will fail, they will succeed. They will all spread their wings…the hope is that they use them to better themselves and those around them.

I did not go to graduation last night mainly because I was helping with the check in for Op Grad from 11-12:30 AM and i had some things I needed to get done before I went and helped for that. So today I looked through all the pictures on Facebook of graduation. I watched the video of the class doing the school song for the last time. I'm not an emotional person normally but I found myself really sad. My Calli will be experiencing a year of lasts over the next 12 months. The last football game, the last homecoming, the last pep rally….lots of lasts and I think I'm going to be sad.

Our favorite graduate from this years class was Austin. This has been Calli's boyfriend for the last year…..with about a 4 month break from November to February. I'm actually not sure if they are dating even now but I'm not concerned with that. He's had a rough semester with some family issues. My hope was that he would see Christ in our family. I tried to encourage him with Bible verses and the hope we have. I tried to show him Christ's love. I wish the best for him and pray that he can find his way in this sometimes very unfair life (by the worlds standards).