She graduates from college today

Today my first child graduates from college. She will walk across a stage in celebration of the last four years of hard work and determination. I know she will praise God for allowing her the opportunity to live in a time and place that allows this to be so. 

She has been interacting with children since she was six weeks old. I am not quite sure when she decided this so called major of hers. Her heart has always been on fire for loving others. And now she will make a career out of loving children in the classroom. 

She has no biological children of her own yet but she has already developed a love for a few she has come to meet through student teaching. Her heart breaks for those that seem to come to school with dejected hearts. Those are the ones she will love on the most. 

She will make a difference in the lives of children. She will be one of those teachers that they will never forget. She will be a light in the darkness for those that may not have the opportunity to see it elsewhere. 

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;  Matthew 5:14

She will not be hidden. She will shine the light within her for the glory of God. I am pleased to call her daughter.

Well done, child of mine. Well done, child of God.