Today is the day I finally don the regalia and receive my diploma. I could not have done it without the fantastic support of my husband, who has always encouraged me to be all that I can be.

Some of the family has gathered. The rest I plan to see within the month. I'm grateful for their encouragement and support and presence and prayers.

I face August 15, 2013, with one key thought on my mind: If I wear the regalia of a doctor and have a big diploma to hang on my wall, but I have not love, it profits me nothing.

Would you please say a prayer for me that the result of all this instruction would be love?