Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Keeping busy

Looking for native plants

A wallhanging made for my mom
It feels like forever since I've written anything here.  Actually, I've written many posts but never seem to find the time to post them.

This past weekend was the graduations of two of my daughters.  I have to say that college graduations are much better than high school graduations - at least they are for me. 

In my mind, high school graduation is the bookend of childhood.  When I saw my kids walk across the platform to receive their high school diploma, it was like a goodbye to parenthood, to childhood, and to the babies I devoted my heart to 24/7.  In elementary through high school, my kids were prodded, cajoled, encouraged, and sometimes, threatened to get up, get dressed, do their homework, and do their best in school.  In college, it is all about their choices.  It is on them.  When my sons and daughters went to college, I would pray that I or someone had influenced them in a positive way so that they were able to move forward and make good choices. And when they walk across that stage, they, not me, are the champions.  They've done what they needed to do academically to succeed as well as having a social life, and hold down jobs to help with costs. 

Despite the fact that I am an academic adviser at the University they all attended and are currently attending, they have done this all on their own.  I may have occasionally suggested that they contact their adviser or apply for scholarships or grants, but that is it.  It was on them to make sure that they completed the requirements for their degree.

So a college graduation is truly a celebration of who my daughters and sons are as well as their potential.  It is all up to them now and I have no doubt that they can reach whatever dreams they have.

Busy summer

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