All of the senior celebrations are here and it feels both incredibly joyful, extremely busy and absolutely bittersweet. On a blustery early spring day last month, John and his group of incredible friends were off to their senior prom. With tireless help from the “prom planning moms”, the kids started their young life leader’s home… Read More
Every time I’m asked if I am sad about John’s impending graduation, I truthfully reply that I cannot be sad when he is so happy. As a mother, I find no joy greater than sharing in the happiness of my children. At the start of senior year John went through the surprisingly rigorous application process… Read More
December was a blur but I kept the 12 gifts to him on the 24th of the month going. If you want to brush up on this little project, read this post. You’ll also find a ton of great ideas from other readers in the comments. John started a wish list on things he thinks… Read More
Last weekend we had the great pleasure of spending the afternoon at the Fine Arts Holiday Showcase at Whit’s school. It was such a wonderful event with impressively talented students. We enjoyed numbers by musical theater. We browsed countless pieces of art – everything from oils, to yarn to sewing to mixed media. These were… Read More
I’m back today to wrap up John’s senior homecoming! Since his group was so large (40 kids), he asked if we could host the dinner at our house and said the teens agreed on wanting to have Willy’s cater the meal. I was thrilled to accommodate these amazing kids and set to work! A team… Read More
John and friends did their homecoming photos at the home of a wonderful family in our community that hosts them for Young Life. They pour into these teens in every way, and were so sweet to open their home to them once again. John attended with a beautiful friend. I loved her flowers SO MUCH!… Read More
Gosh, I can’t believe I almost forgot to share last month’s homecoming festivities! I’ll start today with John’s Friday’s events – the parade and football game. John is VP of the Super Senior Club – a dream of his since we first started taking him to WHS football games when he was a toddler. These… Read More