of caps and corsages and certificates...

That could only mean someone is graduating, right?

And someone was!

That someone was our sweet grandgirlie, Maggie...

standing next to her favorite friend in the pink dress. 

'Graduation is only a concept. 

In real life every day you graduate. 

Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. 

If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference.'

~Arie Pencovici

I couldn't help but notice that Maggie and her friend wore wrist corsages.

Too cute!

As I recall...

grad ceremonies are long and boring and feature one speech after another.

Not so in pre-school grad ceremonies.

 We were entertained from beginning to end...

by the graduates!

They sang their favorite songs...

and did the actions with enthusiasm.

And each one stepped up to receive their certificate.

We clapped.

Lucy clapped...

and clapped some more...

for her sister.

'What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.' 
  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

And before the clapping died down...

there were caps flying through the air...

and diplomas being used as horns.

Now where did they learn that?

'There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. 

Graduation is not the end, it's the beginning.'

~Orrin Hatch

Pre-school grad...

a milestone on the journey!

Maggie...

I'll leave you with a verse to take with you as you go forward from here.

I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. 

I know what I’m doing.

 I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you...

 plans to give you the future you hope for.

Jeremiah 29:11

The Message