Leah's Graduation

August 15 brought us to Leah's graduation from the Ellerslie program.  It was a fun family day beginning with church, followed by a picnic lunch and topped off with the ceremony.  The Ellerslie staff honored each student with a title and Bible verse.  The Ellerslie guys also chose a variety of rose to recognize the character of each gal. 

Leah was given Pristine Rose which symbolizes faithful resolve and she was given the name Leah, the Poured Out.  This Bible passage was chosen to enrich her title:

"Be ye therefore followers of God,  as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour."

 ~Ephesians 5:1-2

           

Ellerslie Lake

Leah

Lydia, Caleb, Joseph, Miah, Leah, Joanna, Momma and Me watching all the activity.

Leah and Sarah (Ain't they perty!)

Lunch time!

James

David

Me and Leah

The 2010 Ellerslie Graduating Class and staff.

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Graduation 2010

Here are graduation pictures finally!!!!

As you can see from the pictures below there was a lot of personality in this graduating class. = ) The neat part is that along with the personalities and humor, each of the three grads has a strong and inspiring love for God. They have committed their lives to His service, and they are actively seeking His guidance for their next steps.

To start off the ceremony we opened the floor for people to share stories, comments and encouragement.

Then each graduate received an award.

Matthew received the Super Sleuth Master of Disguise Undercover Missionary Award for his amazing ability to impersonate people and other objects.

Naomi received the Barbie Girl Award for her ability to do everything well while always smiling.

Sarah received the A.D.O.S (Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny) Award for her uncanny ability to notice everything all the time and her love for sparkly things.

Next the graduates received their diplomas, along with a little encouragement and praise from their parents.

We also honored our friend, Sophio, a foreign exchange student. She had graduated from American high school in Peyton that morning, and she had also won several awards, including American History and English, at Peyton High School.

We followed up the fun with a time of praying for the graduates. And finished off the ceremony with our version of the Air Force flyover.

After the ceremony, everyone had a fun time playing volley ball, tossing the football around and of course eating some great food!

Class of 2010!!

Congratulations Sarah, Naomi and Matthew!!

I was going to add funny captions to these pictures, but I think many of them speak best for themselves. = D