Well, we did it!!! After 14 years we successfully finished our homeschool journey and I couldn't be more proud of our whole family. We had a beautiful ceremony for the girls and a party with friends and family to celebrate. This year was filled with so many adventures. We visited a number of colleges and it was so fun to watch as they both were directed into what God has called them to. They went from not knowing what they wanted to do or where they wanted to go, to both feeling really clear about it.
After visiting a variety of schools they both felt called to the same place, so in the fall we'll be dropping them both off at Cal Baptist in Riverside and I think it will be perfect for both of them. Avalyn has enjoyed leading worship these last few years for her high school group, and she got the chance to lead for the Women's Bible Study at church and then has had multiple opportunities to lead worship for the main service. She's done such an amazing job and you can really tell she's been led by the Spirit. After much prayer and consideration she really felt called into ministry and is going to major in Music for Worship Arts & Ministry with the hopes of becoming a worship leader when she's done.
Brinley wasn't as sure what direction she wanted to go in, but after sitting in on some classes at the universities we were visiting she felt really pulled to Psychology. She has always loved the Enneagram and personality types and really loves learning about how the brain works and loves helping people so she likes the option of getting her Masters and MFT so she can become a therapist. She also loves the idea of going into Ministry so she's decided to double major in Christian Behavioral Science with a minor in Christian Studies which should put her on a path to do a number of things she's interested in.
We also got a chance to travel this year and took the girls on a trip to Australia a few weeks before graduation as their senior trip. It was so fascinating to enjoy another side of the world and we had so much fun visiting Sydney, the Australia Zoo, and we took an amazing cruise that included a trip into the rain-forest and the highlight was snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
We are so thrilled for the amazing young women these girls have become and can’t wait to see where God leads them on this next chapter of their journey. I have no doubt they are going to accomplish great things and continue to be a light for him.
THE END... and just the beginning
