GO WAVES: Class of 2010

My sister, JoAnne, is a part of the Pepperdine University Class of 2010 making her one of the 756 (I counted) new alumni. I had the chance to fly down this past weekend to Malibu, California for the last visit to Pepperdine's beautiful campus and watch JoAnne not only walk across the stage to receive her empty diploma holder, but to receive 2 awards in the International Studies & Language Division at Seaver College for her outstanding work and accomplishments in the past four years. What a stud!

Feelings throughout the weekend were definitely bittersweet. Graduation from college is a HUGE event! Excitement: celebrating Jo's college career and all her hard work, eating lots of great food, seeing all of her friends who treat me like a little sister, spending time with my wonderful family. Sadness: watching JoAnne say goodbye to her friends not knowing when she would see some of them again, putting this little unit of her life to a close and forever planning to hold it close to her heart, being in such an encouraging place for the weekend and being touched by the people she knows for even the short time I was there.

Of all the professors, friends, interns at church, the gals in her bible study, there was not one person who didn't rave about her leadership, amazing serving spirit, her love for the outdoors, or her natural way of ministering to those around her because of her radiating love for the Lord. I have an awesome sister!