Another School Year Ends

It is, yet again, difficult to grasp the fact that another school year has passed!  God is ever gracious to us...  
D.A.R.E. Graduation with Officer Graham... 


 Final school projects...


 End of year school plays...
 End of year school picnics (which I traded for skipping school and going out to lunch all together, ha, especially since Tony was out of town and it was just too complicated :-)...

 End of school work...
Joshua's book on How to Play Baseball...






 Fifth grade graduation...













 Celebrating with grandparents...

 Grateful for teachers...
 Receiving awards...
James received the Most Improved in Math award!  

Praying for God's wisdom for each of my children (as well as personally)...

"Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, 
but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.  
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, 
that one may tun away from the snares of death...
In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, 
but a fool flaunts his folly...
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, 
but whoever heeds reproof is honored...
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, 
but the companion of fools will suffer harm."
Proverbs 13: 13-14, 16, 18, 20

Let the summer begin!


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