My Top Ten Senior!

Monday night was the annual Honor's Banquet.  Students are recognized for their UIL participation, academics, offices held, etc.  Rachel was honored for her service in Student Council for the past 4 years, TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators), FCCLA, A Honor Roll, Drum Major, UIL Participant and...being #4 in her class!  Yes!  Rachel finished in the top ten percent of her class!!!

She was also the Senior Class Secretary...and I was a Senior Sponsor so I had the great joy in presenting the certificates to the Senior Class Officers.  Yes, that's me on the far left and my Rachel is second from the far right.  They were a fun group to work with this year.

Here are my girls.  (Flourescent lighting is so hard to photograph under...crazy hues.)

And Rachel with her friend Sarah:

It was a fun night to recognize hard work, dedication, and effort....a night to thank the Lord once again for all that He has done in Rachel's life.  There was a time, when she was first diagnosed with Arnold Chiari, when we wondered if our daughter would even be able to finish high school, or even be able to attend school.  God in all of His wonderful mercy and grace had an incredible plan for her precious life.   She clung to Jesus and trusted His plan...and oh how He blessed.  We are rejoicing over and over again in the work He has done!  God is so good!