Big Day for Our Senior!

 I remember when these posts were all about you learning something new, taking a step, trying a new food, learning a new word.  

Today, you learn all kinds of new things every day, but I am no longer privileged to see or hear about all these things you learn and encounter, unless you are willing to share them.

Yesterday, you had your Board of Review with Boy Scouts. This is something you do on your own with the Board. You presented and came home to tell us about it. You sent pictures that were taken after you received your Eagle to your dad. 

When I saw them, I said, "He was crying. I can see it in his face."  And sure enough, you came home and said that it went really well, and they said such complementary things about you, that you cried.  You relayed that they said it was the best presentation they have seen in a long time, that you were a great kid, and you were going to go far in life. 

I know you were proud of yourself in that moment, and maybe the tears came because you finally realized how much you have achieved since starting Scouts.  Maybe the tears came because hearing these words from someone's mouth outside of your immediate family made you feel valued, appreciated, and seen. Maybe you cried because of the realization that you just took another giant leap out of childhood into adulthood.  

Hell, it was probably all those reasons for shedding a few tears. 

To add to the emotion of the day, you received your first college acceptance letter to Mississippi State.  It's #3 on your list currently, but most of your friends haven't even sent in their applications yet.  You are so ready to fly the coop, you had all yours done on the first day they opened applications! 

I don't know where you will go or what you will do, but I know you won't half-ass it.  You've proven to yourself and your family that you want to go big or go home... and that home won't be here! You talk about and ask questions about all the options for your future, in ways I never did, or at least that I can recall.

I pray almost daily that you find your way, and that it is the way that will bless you and keep you safe from harm.  It may not be the path you or I imagine it right now, but I sure do trust in God's plan He has for you.