I have had many requests of people who have wanted to hear or read my speech
that I gave at graduation, so here it is! God gets all of the praise! Thanks God for
loving me and guiding me and taking care of me for 18 1/2 years! I love you Jesus!
To start off, I would first like to begin by thanking all of you for coming to see this very momentous day in my life. Each and every one of you mean so immeasurably much to me and I am so thankful for you. I wouldn’t be where I am today without all of your guidance, correction, love and mercy in my life.
Home schooling has been a great adventure for me and I have learned a lot through the years. I have enjoyed it very much and would like to thank my parents for all of the time, money and energy they have put into my life this far through home schooling and life in general. I also would like to thank all of you who have taught me in any way throughout my life thus far, whether it be at home, at Trinity Christian School, at Coop, or just in personal Bible Study times or in discipleship times, or just helping me in any way. Each relationship that I have means more than the world to me.
Also, a special thanks must go to my beloved mother-Ruth Ann Daly! She is the best Mom in all of the world. She has trained me and helped me grow in so many ways. If there was one person who deserves a crown or certificate it would have to be her. I can remember so many times where I have needed to talk to her or needed her help in one way or another and she is always there for me! She’s there for all 9 of her children and I do call her very blessed! Thank you Mom-for EVERYTHING! I love you!
Thirdly, my favorite part of home schooling I must say is the fact that I was able to learn the way that I do it best. Whatever works for me, is how I learned at home. Not only that, but I got to go my own speed. It’s also nice to be able to take a break here and there, or just “collect my days” and save it up for one little vacation time later. Home schooling is wonderful in that while you are home schooled, your mind stays a lot cleaner and is not polluted by the things and pressures of this world as much. My mind has been very guarded and I am most thankful for that! In fact, when I go a lot of places and people talk about some things, I often do not have a clue what they are talking about. Most of it is either trashy, or just stuff I don’t really need or want to know. Home schooling is also wonderful because our parents can follow what the Bible says when it says, “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” That is just what my parents, as well as many of your parents represented here have done. We are truly blessed to have such outstanding parents and teachers who care about our souls and our walks with Jesus and with our future.
As I look forward to my future I know God has great plans in store for me. I am just praying for God’s guidance and direction in every step that I take in life. One of my greatest dreams is to one day become a wonderful wife and a blessed mother and leave the kind of legacy that loves Jesus with no limits, who is set apart and secure in faith. I also hope to help girls in any way that I can who have gone through similar things I have gone through in my past. Like Rachel Joy Scott who is one of my many hero’s, once said, “I will not be labeled as average.” I am set apart and devoted to whatever plan God has for me, no matter what it may be. I want to make a difference for Jesus and be the kind of courageous woman, possible wife and mother that is described in Proverbs 31 and beyond.
All in all, I want to tell each and every one of you that you are so dear to me and I love you all like family. I am so thankful for each one of you. There are no words to tell you the love and joy I have in my heart for each one of you very precious people in my life. I could tell so many fabulous stories about each one of you, but that would take me writing a book or two to do so (which many of you know that I could/would probably do).
God has been so, so, so faithful in my life and I love Him with all that I am. More than anything in the world, I desire to be a reflection of Him in everything. He gets all of the honor and praise in my life. I have failed miserably many, many times, but God is such a good Father. He is always there to catch me when I fall. He makes my ashes into something beautiful to glorify Him. He is my Father, my Prince and the Lover of my Soul. All that I am and ever could or ever will be I have given completely to the One who created me. In closing I just want to encourage the graduates to live your dreams and continue to stand strong in Jesus no matter the cost. Be who you are made to be! I also want to leave you with one very timely verse. It is 1 Timothy 4:12. It says, “Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” Thank you!
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